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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
150
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
148
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
146
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
117
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marquesas Islands
3 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marquesas Islands
4 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1952Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19957SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marquesas Islands
14 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes edgari Stone & Rosen, 1952
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Culex (Culex) atriceps Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) litoralis Bohart, 1946
Culex (Culex) marquesensis Stone & Rosen, 1953
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Simulium (Inseliellum) adamsoni Edwards, 1932
Simulium (Inseliellum) buissoni Roubaud, 1906
Simulium (Inseliellum) gallinum Edwards, 1932
Simulium (Inseliellum) hukaense Sechan, 1983
Simulium (Inseliellum) pichoni Craig, Fossa..., 1995
Simulium (Inseliellum) rivierei Craig, Fossa..., 1995
Simulium (Inseliellum) sechani Craig & Fossati, 1995

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Marquesas Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
7
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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