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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Moorea (Society Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
251
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
123
251
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
119
246
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
77
189
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Moorea
3 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Moorea
5 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moorea
5 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Simulium (Inseliellum) concludium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) opunohuense Craig, 1987

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Moorea
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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