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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
724
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
723
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
710
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
552
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
47
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
10
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
7
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
1 Family width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritania
7 Genera with 21 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1906Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) africana Neveu-Lemaire, 1906
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes vexans vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Mucidus) scatophagoides Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mauritania
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
21
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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