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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
406
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
406
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
119
404
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
375
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
65
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mossel Bay
2 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mossel Bay
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mossel Bay
8 Species
Aedes breedensis Muspratt, 1953
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Mesosmittia nigerrimus
Orthocladius bergensis Freeman, 1953
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lobiferum Freeman, 1954

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mossel Bay
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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