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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
929
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
927
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
916
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
766
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
84
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Helena
3 Families width 10 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Helena
7 Genera with 10 Species
Allocladius Kieffer, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
10 Species
Allocladius lusciniolus Sæther & An..., 2011
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Culicoides wirthi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Simulium (Nevermannia) loveridgei Crosskey, 1965
Simulium (Nevermannia) politum Crosskey, 1977
Simulium atlanticum Crosskey, 1969
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Saint Helena
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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