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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3638
10055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2823
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
452
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
97
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
39
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
5 Families width 148 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito56SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids34SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge40SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
39 Genera with 148 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1951Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes15SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1930Typical Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1968Midge40SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1971Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eusimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Lithotanytarsus Thienemann, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Rheomus Laville & Reiss, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19703SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Syndiamesa Kieffer, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1923Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telopelopia Roback, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
148 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) echinus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) mariae Sergent & Se..., 1903
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes albineus Seguy, 1923
Aedes dzeta Seguy, 1924
Aedes ingrami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes pulcritarsis Rondani, 1872
Aedes quasirusticus Torres Canam..., 1951
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) labranchiae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) marteri Senevet & Pr..., 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) turkhudi Liston, 1901
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Boreoheptagyia legeri Goetghebuer, 1933
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Cladotanytarsus ecristatus Reiss, 1991
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) buxtoni Edwards, 1923
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) brumpti Gailiard, 1931
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Neoculex) martinii Medschid, 1930
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) montanus (Shakirzjanova, 1962)⇒ Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) fagineus Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) parroti Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) azerbajdzhanicus Dzhafarov, 1962
Culicoides (Oecacta) begueti Clastrier, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) cataneii Clastrier, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) kurensis Dzhafarov, 1960
Culicoides (Oecacta) longipennis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) odiatus Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) pictipennis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Culicoides festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) santonicus Callot, Krem..., 1966
Culicoides (Oecacta) semimaculatus Clastrier, 1958
Culicoides (Oecacta) shaklawensis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) simulator Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Oecacta) truncorum Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) sejfadinei Dzhafarov, 1958
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) picturatus Kremer & Deduit, 1961
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Wirthomyia) minutissimus Zetterstedt, 1855
Culicoides calloti Kremer, Dele..., 1979
Culicoides derisor Callot & Kremer, 1965
Culicoides dzhafarovi Remm, 1967
Culicoides faghihi Naval, 1971
Culicoides jumineri Callot & Kremer, 1969
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culicoides landauae Kremer, Rebh..., 1975
Culicoides marcleti Callot, Krem..., 1968
Culicoides maritime Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Culicoides pallidus Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides pseudopallidus Khalaf, 1961
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culicoides sylvarum (Callot & Kremer, 1961)⇒ Culicoides truncorum Edwards, 1939
Culicoides tugaicus (Dzhafarov, 1960)⇒ Culicoides minutissimus Zetterstedt, 1855
Culicoides vidourlensis Callot, Krem..., 1968
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Diamesa (Diamesa) latitarsis Goetghebuer, 1921
Diamesa (Diamesa) veletensis Serra-tosio, 1971
Dixa caudatula Seguy, 1928
Dixa mera Seguy, 1930
Dixa perexilis Seguy, 1928
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Lithotanytarsus dadesi Reiss, 1991
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Microtendipes diffinis Edwards, 1929
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Parachironomus parilis Walker, 1856
Paracladopelma laminata (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Paracladopelma laminatum Kieffer, 1921
Paracladopelma laminatum Kieffer, 1921
Paramerina mauretanica Fittkau, 1962
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus mediterraneus Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus tenellulus Goetghebuer, 1921
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) faurei Bernard, Gre..., 1972
Prosimulium laamii Saguez & Cho..., 1981
Rheomus alatus Laville & Reiss, 1988
Rheomus yahiae Laville & Reiss, 1988
Rheopelopia murrayi Dowling, 1983
Rheotanytarsus muscicola Thienemann, 1929
Rheotanytarsus procerus Reiss, 1991
Rheotanytarsus ringei Lehmann, 1970
Simulium (Crosskeyellum) gracilipes Edwards, 1921
Simulium (Eusimulium) mellah Giudicelli, ..., 2000
Simulium (Nevermannia) toubkal Bouzidi & Gi..., 1986
Simulium (Obuchovia) auricoma Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Obuchovia) marocanum Bouzidi & Gi..., 1988
Simulium (Rubzovia) knidirii Giudicelli &..., 1985
Simulium (Rubzovia) lamachi Doby & David, 1960
Simulium (Simulium) atlasicum Giudicelli &..., 1989
Simulium (Simulium) berberum Giudicelli &..., 1989
Simulium (Simulium) egregium Seguy, 1930
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Wilhelmia) equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Smittia foliacea Kieffer, 1921
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Syndiamesa hygropetrica Kieffer, 1909
Syndiamesa vaillanti Kownacki, 1981
Tanytarsus heusdensis Goetghebuer, 1923
Telopelopia fascigera Verneaux, 1970
Telopelopia maroccana (Murray, 1980)⇒ Telopelopia fascigera Verneaux, 1970
Thienemanniella lutea Edwards, 1924
Thienemannimyia berkanea Dowling, 1987
Thienemannimyia choumara Dowling, 1983
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Virgatanytarsus ansatus Reiss & Schu..., 1984
Zavrelimyia berberi Fittkau, 1962

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Morocco
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
11
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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