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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
1139
2081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1135
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1112
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
998
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
133
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oman
4 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oman
10 Genera with 21 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1988Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1989Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
21 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) paltrinierii Shidrawi & G..., 1988
Bezzia mellori Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Bezzia omanensis Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Cladotanytarsus omanensis Cranston, 1989
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culicoides arabiensis Boorman, 1989
Culicoides buettikeri Boorman, 1989
Culicoides ibriensis Boorman, 1989
Culicoides neoschultzei Boorman & Me..., 1989
Culicoides odai Boorman, 1989
Dasyhelea kruppi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Palpomyia ebejeri Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Palpomyia nakali Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Polypedilum bifurcatum Cranston, 1989
Simulium (Wilhelmia) buettikeri Crosskey & R..., 1994

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Oman
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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