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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
129
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
59
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niger
3 Families width 28 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niger
13 Genera with 28 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1908Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1910Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1904Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1907Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
28 Species
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) domicola Edwards, 1916
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hervyi Brunhes, Le ..., 1999
Anopheles (Cellia) moucheti Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Cladopelma inflexum Freeman, 1957
Cricotopus quadrifasciatus Kieffer, 1911
Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus neonilicola Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus subovatus Freeman, 1954
Culex (Barraudius) richeti Brunhes & Ve..., 1966
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Ficalbia uniformis Theobald, 1904
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetorum Winnertz, 1852
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Procladius polytomus Kieffer, 1923
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Niger
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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