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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
2357
3808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
2356
3807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2312
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2021
3396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
184
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
40
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Zimbabwe
3 Families width 37 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Zimbabwe
20 Genera with 37 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1929Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1941Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1901Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Neomelanoconion Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1909Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Zimbabwe
37 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lamborni Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) chaussieri Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) langata Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) schwetzi Edwards, 1926
Aedes luteostriatus Robinson, 1950
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Aedes zethus Meillon & La..., 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) argenteolobatus Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) distinctus Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) schwetzi Evans, 1934
Anopheles (Cellia) seydeli Edwards, 1929
Bezzia rhodesiensis Haeselbarth, 1975
Bezzia wirthi Haeselbarth, 1965
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex jinjaensis Edwards, 1941
Fanthamia cardinis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilothauma latocaudatum Adam & Saether, 1999
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Telmatogeton pacificus Tokunaga, 1935Hyssopleaf asphead
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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