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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northern Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
102
281
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
102
281
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
255
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
225
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
3 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1983Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
6 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Culicoides mathisi Giles & Wirth, 1983
Serromyia heveli Giles & Wirth, 1982
Serromyia maculipennis Giles & Wirth, 1982

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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