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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pacific Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
322
2147
4809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
319
2142
4805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2085
4706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1828
4277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
311
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
88
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pacific Ocean
4 Families width 62 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pacific Ocean
33 Genera with 62 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1966Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 191115SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacific Ocean
62 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Leptosomatomyia aurimargo Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes iwi (Marks, 1955)⇒ Phagomyia iwi Marks, 1955
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus obtusilobus
Chironomus sanctipaula Sublette, 1966Maples
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) dumdumi Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) flavipunctatus Kitaoka, 1975
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Hellichiella) nebulosum Currie & Adler, 1986
Simulium (Inseliellum) bogusium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) caesariatum Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) concludium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) fararae Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) hirticranium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) hispidum Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) joyae Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) pallidicranium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) proctorae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) pseudocorium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) pufauense Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) rurutuense Craig, 2000
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Smittia arctica Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Smittia jacobensis Busk, 1884
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pacific Ocean
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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