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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Oriental (Indo-Australian region)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
2910
33189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
219
2910
33189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
2796
32596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
2429
30765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
395
4957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
143
3681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
34
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oriental
4 Families width 73 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids26SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge26SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oriental
34 Genera with 73 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1936Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1910Midge20SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1968Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1905Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19122SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1936Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oriental
73 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Alluaudomyia spinosipes Tokunaga, 1962
Anopheles (Anopheles) barbirostris van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Cellia) aconitus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Cellia) karwari James, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) maculatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) vagus Dönitz, 1902
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus kiiensis Tokunaga, 1936
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Clinotanypus crux Wiedemann, 1824
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) actoni Smith, 1929
Culicoides (Avaritia) boophagus Macfie, 1937
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevipalpis Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) fulvus Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) jacobsoni Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Avaritia) orientalis (Macfie, 1932)⇒ Culicoides gutsevichi Sen & Gupta, 1958
Culicoides (Avaritia) pungens (De Meijere, 1909)⇒ Culicoides obscurus Tokunaga, 1959
Culicoides (Culicoides) peregrinus Kieffer, 1910
Culicoides (Culicoides) sumatrae Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Haemophoructus) gemellus Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Meijerehelea) guttifer De Meijere, 1907
Culicoides (Meijerehelea) histrio Johannsen, 1946
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) clavipalpis Mukerji, 1931
Culicoides (Oecacta) shortti Smith & Swam..., 1932
Culicoides (Remmia) oxystoma (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Culicoides schultzei Enderlein, 1908
Culicoides (Trithecoides) anophelis Edwards, 1922
Culicoides (Trithecoides) palpifer Gupta & Ghosh, 1956
Culicoides arakawae Arakawa, 1910
Diamesa loeffleri Reiss, 1968
Dicrotendipes niveicauda Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Einfeldia dissidens Walker, 1856
Endochironomus pekanus Kieffer, 1916
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Leptoconops (Styloconops) spinosifrons Carter, 1921
Mansonia (Mansonoides) annulifera Theobald, 1901
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) luzonensis Ludlow, 1905
Neozavrelia lindbergi Reiss, 1968
Nilodorum tainanum Kieffer, 1912
Nilodorum tainanus Kieffer, 1912
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) convexum Johannsen, 1932
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureohirtum Brunetti, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) rufibasis Brunetti, 1911
Stenochironomus nelumbus Tokunaga, 1935
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) inermipes Kieffer, 1912
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) notata De Meijere, 1907
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) subviridis Macfie, 1934
Tanytarsus sinuatus Goetghebuer, 1936
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Verrallina uniformis Theobald, 1910
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Oriental
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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