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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
205
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
89
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
22
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
3 Families width 49 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
22 Genera with 49 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1965Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1969Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 07SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Rhagosmittia Ferrington &..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1985Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
49 Species
Ablabesmyia atromaculata Edwards, 1928
Ablabesmyia hilli Freeman, 1961
Ablabesmyia notabilis Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) upolensis Marks, 1957
Aedes oceanicus Belkin, 1962
Aedes samoanus Grunberg, 1913
Aedes tutuilae Ramalingam &..., 1965
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Atrichopogon abrasus Edwards, 1928
Atrichopogon atroscutellatus Edwards, 1928
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Bezzia sexspinosa Edwards, 1928
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) peregrinator Edwards, 1928
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926
Coquillettidia samoaensis Stone, 1966
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) litoralis Bohart, 1946
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) samoaensis Theobald, 1914
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culicoides (Oecacta) insulanus Macfie, 1933
Culicoides (Oecacta) shortti Smith & Swam..., 1932
Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928
Culicoides (Trithecoides) samoensis Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Dasyhelea radialis Edwards, 1928
Dicrotendipes candidibasis Edwards, 1924
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) punctipes Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) globularis Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia latiunguis Clastrier, 1983
Forcipomyia unicicauda
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Pseudosmittia macrobrachia Edwards, 1928
Pseudosmittia macrobranchia Edwards, 1928
Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) samoana Edwards, 1928
Stilobezzia tibialis Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Tanytarsus hopkinsi Edwards, 1928
Tanytarsus upoluensis Ashe, 1985
Thalassomya maritima Wirth, 1947Florida phlox

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Samoa
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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