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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pakistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
341
2930
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
341
2930
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
331
2906
6190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2259
4909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
369
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
93
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
40
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pakistan
7 Families width 142 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito81SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids32SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies9SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pakistan
40 Genera with 142 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1924Ochlerotatus25SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1903Malaria Mosquitoes21SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1898Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1901Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Collessius Reinert, Har..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1997Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1920Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Dibezzia Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1930Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Phagomyia Theobald, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylus Brullé, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19279SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsini2SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pakistan
142 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) culicinus Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Aedimorphus) gouldi Reinert, 1972
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pallidostriatus Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pipersalatus Giles, 1902
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctifemoris Ludlow, 1921
Aedes (Aedimorphus) taeniorhynchoides Christophers, 1911
Aedes (Finlaya) christophersi Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Finlaya) lophoventralis Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Finlaya) pseudotaeniatus Giles, 1901
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Indusius) pulverulentus Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Mucidus) scatophagoides Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906
Aedes (Stegomyia) w-albus Theobald, 1905
Aedes asiaticus Edwards, 1926
Aedes cogilli Edwards, 1922
Aedes pulcritarsis Rondani, 1872
Aedes shortti Barraud, 1923
Aedes sintoni Barraud, 1924
Aedes versicolor Barraud, 1924
Anopheles (Anopheles) barianensis James, 1911
Anopheles (Anopheles) bengalensis Puri, 1930
Anopheles (Anopheles) gigas Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles, 1900Hawai'i spikemoss
Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus Leicester, 1908
Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) dravidicus (Christophers, 1924)⇒ Anopheles maculatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) fluviatilis James, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) maculatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) moghulensis Christophers, 1924
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) splendidus Koidzumi, 1920
Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901Asian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Anopheles (Cellia) superpictus Grassi, 1899
Anopheles (Cellia) theobaldi Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) turkhudi Liston, 1901
Anopheles willmorei James, 1903
Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898
Bezzia albicornis Meigen, 1818
Brachypogon pakistanicus Szadziewski ..., 1984
Chaoborus asiaticus Giles, 1901
Chironomini aplochirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomini callisphyrus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomini callithorax Kieffer, 1911
Chironomini lobaticeps Kieffer, 1911
Chironomini lobaticollis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1911
Chironomini rostratus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) rostratus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini rostratus Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus aplochirus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini aplochirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus callisphyrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini callisphyrus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus callithorax (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini callithorax Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus incertipenis Chaudhuri, 1996
Chironomus lobaticeps (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini lobaticeps Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus lobaticollis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini lobaticollis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus prasiogaster (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Chironomini prasiogaster Kieffer, 1911
Collessius pseudotaeniatus Giles, 1901
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) barraudi Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) hutchinsoni Barraud, 1924
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) viridiventer Giles, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) minutissimus Theobald, 1907
Culex (Maillotia) quettensis Mattingly, 1955
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides papillatus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides papilliger Borkent, 1997
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) niveitaeniata Theobald, 1907
Culiseta indica Edwards, 1920
Dasyhelea wirthicola Szadziewski, 1985
Dibezzia brevistila Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes punctatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Kiefferulus calligaster Kieffer, 1911
Leptoconops amplifemoralis Baranov, 1925
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonoides) bonneae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Metriocnemus brunneri Ashe & O´Con..., 2000
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Phagomyia cogilli Edwards, 1922
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Schizodactylus minor Ander, 1938
Schizodactylus monstrosus Drury, 1770
Simulium (Montisimulium) bulbosum Lewis, 1973
Simulium (Simulium) consimile Puri, 1932
Simulium (Simulium) ephemerophilum Rubtsov, 1947
Simulium (Simulium) jani Lewis, 1973
Simulium (Simulium) rashidi Lewis, 1973
Simulium (Simulium) rufibasis Brunetti, 1911
Simulium (Wilhelmia) pindiensis Khatoon & Hasan, 1996
Simulium (Wilhelmia) pseudequinum Seguy, 1921
Simulium stevensoni Edwards, 1927
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) festiva Kieffer, 1911
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) inermipes Kieffer, 1912
Stilobezzia crassivenosa Gupta & Wirth, 1968
Tanypodinae bilobatus Kieffer, 1913
Tanypus bilobatus (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Tanypodinae bilobatus Kieffer, 1913
Tanytarsini hirtipes Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsini lasiopterus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus adjacens Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus hirtipes (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini hirtipes Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus lasiopterus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini lasiopterus Kieffer, 1911
Thaumalea heterodoxa Schmid, 1958
Thaumalea himalayana Schmid, 1958
Thaumalea karakoramica Schmid, 1958
Thaumalea suborientalis Schmid, 1958
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pakistan
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
84
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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