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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
476
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
472
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
470
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
444
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
54
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for São Tomé
3 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for São Tomé
9 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1995Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1998Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1912Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1992Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1934Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for São Tomé
26 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigricephalus Theobald, 1901
Aedes gandarai Ramos, Capel..., 1995
Culex (Culex) tamsi Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culiciomyia) cambournaci Hamon & Gandara, 1955
Culex micolo Ribeiro, da ..., 1998
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides citroneus Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides distinctipennis Austen, 1912
Dasyhelea theobromatis Wirth & Derron, 1976
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia apicalis Goetghebuer, 1935
Forcipomyia cacaoi Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Forcipomyia clastrieri Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia flavicoxis Goetghebuer, 1935
Forcipomyia kaufmannae Wirth & Derron, 1976
Forcipomyia macronyx Goetghebuer, 1933
Forcipomyia venusta Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) santomi Mustapha, 2004
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Stilobezzia limai Wirth & Derron, 1976
Stilobezzia tomensis Wirth & Derron, 1976
Toxorhynchites capelai Ribeiro, 1992
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia capelai Cole, 1923
Uranotaenia micromelas Edwards, 1934

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in São Tomé
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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