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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
3 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
6 Genera with 8 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
8 Species
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilodorum fractilobus Kieffer, 1923
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) kibatiense Goetghebuer, 1936
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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