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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Momase Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
828
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
828
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
796
1327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
672
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
57
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Momase Region
3 Families width 35 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Momase Region
16 Genera with 35 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1940Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 2001Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1963Cord Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Bironella Theobald, 1905Biró Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1968Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1905Pestle Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1947Broadtail Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1924Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Momase Region
35 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) gani Bonne-Wepster, 1940
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hinesorum Schmidt, 2001
Anopheles (Cellia) koliensis Owen, 1945
Anopheles (Cellia) kosiensis Coetzee, Seg..., 1987
Anopheles (Cellia) longirostris Brug, 1928
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) punctulatus Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) torresiensis Schmidt, 2001
Armigeres (Armigeres) milnensis Lee, 1944
Armigeres (Armigeres) papuensis Peters, 1963
Bironella (Bironella) gracilis Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) gressitti Sirivanakarn, 1968
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevipalpis Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) dumdumi Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) wadai Kitaoka, 1980
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) argenteiventris Theobald, 1905
Tripteroides (Rachisoura) fuscipleura Lee, 1946
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) bimaculipes Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908
Verrallina (Verrallina) carmenti Edwards, 1924
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) sentania King & Hoogs..., 1947
Wyeomyia mystes Dyar, 1924

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Momase Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
13
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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