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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Maputo Province (Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1340
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
1055
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
112
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maputo Province
3 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maputo Province
6 Genera with 8 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Province
8 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Maputo Province
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org