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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mpumalanga (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
383
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
80
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
58
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mpumalanga
5 Families width 136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids100SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito29SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mpumalanga
58 Genera with 136 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 03SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1912Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Harrisonina Freeman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Kribiothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 02SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1907Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 03SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 191311SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 05SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Trissopelopia Kieffer, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) freemani Harrison, 1978
Ablabesmyia apendiculata
Ablabesmyia meilloni
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Stegomyia) metallicus Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Bryophaenocladius brincki Freeman, 1956
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chaetocladius awasae Harrison, 1992
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus imicola Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus linearis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957
Chironomus scotti Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Conochironomus acutistilus Freeman, 1955
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Cricotopus dibalteatus Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus harrisoni Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus meilloni Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918
Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus diceras Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
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) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dixa (Dixa) claripennis Seguy, 1938
Eukiefferiella clavigera Freeman, 1956
Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923
Harrisonina petricola Freeman, 1956
Kiefferulus disparilis
Kloosia africana Reiss, 1988
Kribiothauma pulchellum Kieffer, 1921
Larsia exigua Harrison, 1978
Larsia octomaculata
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Microtendipes umbrosus Freeman, 1955
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Nanocladius argentiplumus Harrison, 1994
Nanocladius brunneus Freeman, 1954
Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilodorum brevipalpis
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Parakiefferiella biloba Freeman, 1953
Parakiefferiella ephippium Freeman, 1956
Parakiefferiella harrisoni
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paramerina interrupta
Parametriocnemus scotti Freeman, 1953
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes seydeli Freeman, 1957
Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918
Paratrichocladius pretorianus Freeman, 1956
Paratrissocladius natalensis Freeman, 1956
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) alticola Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscum Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum (Tripodura) allansoni Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Procladius albitalus Freeman, 1955
Procladius apicalis Kieffer, 1918
Procladius shibrui Harrison, 1991
Pseudosmittia conigera Freeman, 1954
Pseudosmittia hamata (Freeman, 1956)⇒ Pseudosmittia danconai Marcuzzi, 1947
Pseudosmittia hirtella Freeman, 1953
Pseudosmittia rectilobus Freeman, 1955
Pseudosmittia subtriloba
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Rheocricotopus capensis Freeman, 1953
Rheocricotopus metallescens Goetghebuer, 1934
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Phoretomyia) lumbwanum Meillon, 1944
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) unicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Stempellina chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Stenochironomus antennalis Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus edwardsi Freeman, 1957
Stenochironomus pustulatus Freeman, 1955
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus festivus festivus
Stictochironomus festivus imperforatus
Stictochironomus puripennis Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus atomarius Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus luctuosus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954
Thienemanniella antennata Freeman, 1953
Thienemanniella lineola Freeman, 1953
Thienemanniella trivittata Goetghebuer, 1935
Trissopelopia montivaga Harrison, 1978
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929
Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935
Virgatanytarsus subreflexens Freeman, 1955
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mpumalanga
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
50
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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