Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 164
771
1056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
697
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 33
115
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 7
20
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
8
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nairobi
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Nairobi
8 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Nairobi
15 Species | Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905) | ⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) deboeri Edwards, 1926 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) keniensis Someren, 1946 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) njombiensis Huang, 1997 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926 | | | Culicoides karenensis Glick, 1990 | | | Culicoides nairobiensis Glick, 1990 | | | Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975 | | | Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901 | | | Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861 | Alpine woodsorrel | | Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Nairobi
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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