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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mariana Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
252
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
252
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
250
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
169
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
94
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
29
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
19
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mariana Islands
3 Families width 60 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids18SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mariana Islands
19 Genera with 60 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1945Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1946Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 195912SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 192312SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19641SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1926Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mariana Islands
60 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) caecus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) oakleyi Stone, 1939Sawleaf buckthorn
Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) guamensis Farner & Bohart, 1944
Aedes (Stegomyia) neopandani Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Stegomyia) pandani Stone, 1939Sawleaf buckthorn
Aedes (Stegomyia) rotanus Bohart & Ingram, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) saipanensis Stone, 1945
Anopheles (Cellia) indefinitus Ludlow, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Anopheles (Cellia) vagus Dönitz, 1902
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudus Tokunaga, 1964
Chironomus longilobus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) litoralis Bohart, 1946
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex marianae Bohart & Ingram, 1946
Dasyhelea flavescens Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea insularis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea intonsa Debenham, 1987
Dasyhelea palauensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea palloris Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea quaternihamata Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea sagittifera Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea subperfida Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea subscutellata Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea townesi Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea vittula Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Dycea) edgari Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fascicauda Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) swezeyana Tokunaga & M..., 1959Midge
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) ornata Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) fuscimana Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) masaakii Debenham, 1989
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pectinunguis De Meijere, 1923
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Monopelopia elongata Tokunaga, 1964
Orthocladiinae zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Pentapedilum nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nodosum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) medivittatum Tokunaga, 1964
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) perturbans Johannsen, 1932
Pseudosmittia insulsa Johannsen, 1946
Pseudosmittia zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Smittia zonata (Tokunaga, 1964)⇒ Orthocladiinae zonata Tokunaga, 1964
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Tanytarsus dybasi Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Telmatogeton pusillum Edwards, 1933
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mariana Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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