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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northern Mariana Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
588
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
588
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
571
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
400
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
45
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Mariana Islands
3 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Mariana Islands
9 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1956Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1922Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Mariana Islands
15 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) agrihanensis Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) neopandani Bohart, 1956
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasyhelea sagittifera Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards, 1922
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northern Mariana Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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