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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
184
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
25
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rwanda
3 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rwanda
7 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1910Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
23 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) paludis Theobald, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) ardensis Theobald, 1905
Conochironomus acustistilus Freeman, 1955
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia maculipennis Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia versicolor Edwards, 1913
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quasiguiarti Theobald, 1910
Metriocnemus conicus Freeman, 1955
Simulium (Anasolen) ngabogei Fain, 1950
Simulium (Metomphalus) ruandae Fain, 1950
Simulium (Nevermannia) buckleyi Meillon, 1944
Simulium (Nevermannia) bulbiferum Fain & Dujardin, 1983
Simulium (Nevermannia) duboisi Fain, 1950
Simulium (Nevermannia) flavinotatum Fain & Dujardin, 1983
Simulium (Nevermannia) fuscicorne Fain, 1950
Simulium (Nevermannia) perforatum Fain & Dujardin, 1983
Simulium (Nevermannia) rubescens Fain & Dujardin, 1983
Simulium (Nevermannia) sacculiferum Fain & Dujardin, 1983
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) aureliani Fain, 1950
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) rodhaini Fain, 1950

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Rwanda
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
12
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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