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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
264
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
264
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
257
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
190
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
71
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
24
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
12
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marshall Islands
3 Families width 42 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids15SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marshall Islands
12 Genera with 42 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1940Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 195911SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19369SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marshall Islands
42 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) marshallensis Stone & Bohart, 1944
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Clunio tuthilli Tokunaga, 1964
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) kusaiensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea flavescens Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea flavibasalis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea fumala Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea insulicola Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea intonsa Debenham, 1987
Dasyhelea nigristigmata Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea pallivittae Tokunaga, 1959
Dasyhelea quaternihamata Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea sagittifera Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea townesi Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) esakiana Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) flavitibialis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) ornata Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) subspadicifascia Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) tuthilli Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) fuscimana Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fidens Macfie, 1936
Phaenopsectra gressitti Tokunaga, 1964
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Pseudosmittia brachydicrana Edwards, 1927
Pseudosmittia dupla Tokunaga, 1964
Pseudosmittia micronesia Tokunaga, 1964
Pseudosmittia triangula Tokunaga, 1964
Pseudosmittia yapensis Tokunaga, 1964
Tanytarsus esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Tanytarsus magnihamatus Tokunaga, 1933Hyssopleaf asphead
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Marshall Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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