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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
203
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
21
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pretoria
2 Families width 34 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pretoria
21 Genera with 34 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
34 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) natalensis Hill & Haydon, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Corynoneura elongata Freeman, 1953
Cricotopus meilloni Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Metriocnemus wittei Freeman, 1955
Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913
Nilodorum nigropunctatum
Orthocladius pretorianus Kieffer, 1918
Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918
Paratrichocladius pretorianus Freeman, 1956
Procladius apicalis Kieffer, 1918
Psectrocladius viridescens Freeman, 1953
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pretoria
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
16
21
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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