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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
549
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
123
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
31
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nepal
5 Families width 100 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids39SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito50SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nepal
31 Genera with 100 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1908Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1924Malaria Mosquitoes10SpeciesTaxom
Asclerina Reiss, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1987Snow Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1903Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylus Brullé, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1926Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
100 Species
Ablabesmyia macrocercus Kieffer, 1910
Acricotopus longipalpus Reiss, 1968
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) annulirostris Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) albolateralis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) w-albus Theobald, 1905
Aedes imitator Leicester, 1908
Anopheles (Anopheles) aitkenii James, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) barbumbrosus Strickland &..., 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles, 1900Hawai'i spikemoss
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) filipinae Manalang, 1930
Anopheles (Cellia) fluviatilis James, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) majidi Young & Majid, 1928
Anopheles (Cellia) splendidus Koidzumi, 1920
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Anopheles (Cellia) varuna Iyengar, 1924
Asclerina nudiclypeata Reiss, 1968
Bezzia micronyx Kieffer, 1921
Boreoheptagyia rotunda Serra-tosio, 1983
Chironomini fimbriatus Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus choricus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus fimbriatus (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini fimbriatus Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus fulvescens Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus macroscelus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus nepalensis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus sessilis Kieffer, 1911
Conchapelopia buidonnai Murray, 1976
Conchapelopia dartofi Murray, 1976
Conchapelopia nepalicola Murray, 1976
Conchapelopia setipalpis Murray, 1976
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Cricotopus pentazonus Kieffer, 1911
Culex (Culex) barraudi Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) hutchinsoni Barraud, 1924
Culex (Culex) infula Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) jacksoni Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) whitei Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigropunctatus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culiciomyia) pallidothorax Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culiciomyia) viridiventer Giles, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis Giles, 1902
Culex (Eumelanomyia) foliatus Brug, 1932
Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) infantulus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) jenseni De Meijere, 1910
Culex (Melanoconion) peribleptus (Dyar & Knab, 1917)⇒ Culex erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) infula Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) sinensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Demicryptochironomus banepae Reiss, 1988
Diamesa amanoi Makarchenko ..., 1997
Diamesa insidiosa Serra-tosio, 1983
Diamesa khumbugelida Saether & Wi..., 1987
Diamesa koshshimai Saether & Wi..., 1987
Diamesa loeffleri Reiss, 1968
Diamesa loffleri Reiss, 1968
Diamesa planistyla Reiss, 1968
Diamesa praecipua Saether & Wi..., 1987
Diamesa stenonyx Serra-tosio, 1983
Diamesa yalavia Saether & Wi..., 1987
Dicrotendipes semiviridis Kieffer, 1911
Dixa martensi Wagner, 1983
Forcipomyia nepala Yu, 2000
Heleniella asiatica Reiss, 1968
Leptoconops amplifemoralis Baranov, 1925
Micropsectra montana Sawedal, 1976
Micropsectra nepalensis Sawedal, 1976
Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939
Micropsectra tuberosa Reiss, 1968
Neozavrelia lindbergi Reiss, 1968
Nilobezzia arcuatipes Kieffer, 1913
Nilobezzia armata Kieffer, 1921
Nilobezzia flaviventris (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Nilobezzia armata Kieffer, 1921
Nilobezzia vaga Kieffer, 1911
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Paratendipes melanothorax Kieffer, 1911
Pseudodiamesa nepalensis Reiss, 1968
Rheocricotopus godavarius Lehmann, 1969
Rheocricotopus nepalensis Lehmann, 1969
Schizodactylus brevinotus Ingrisch, 2002
Simulium (Gomphostilbia) nepalense Lewis, 1964
Simulium bagmaticum Markey, 1985
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) campestris Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia (Uranotaensis) annandalei Barraud, 1926

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Nepal
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
51
Families
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