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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
73
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
28
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
5 Families width 72 Species and 3 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids48SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
28 Genera with 72 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Anzacladius Cranston, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotenia Brundin, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1889Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1980Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1983Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges9SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
72 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Anzacladius kangaroo Cranston, 2009
Aphrotenia australiensis Hergstrom, 1992
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Bryophaenocladius paraproductus Cranston & Judd, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus bilinearis Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus unilinearis Glover, 1973
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Corethrella (Corethrella) buettikeri Cranston, 1980
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mattinglyi Knight, 1953Pigweed
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Trithecoides) multimaculatus Taylor, 1918
Culicoides (Trithecoides) subimmaculatus Lee & Reye, 1953
Culicoides (Trithecoides) waringi Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides navaiae Lane, 1983
Dicrotendipes jonmartini Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Macropelopia (Alotanypus) dalyupensis Freeman, 1961
Neozavrelia nudalus Cranston, 1989
Neozavrelia saudiarabica Cranston, 1989
Paratanytarsus kathleenae Glover, 1973
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Tripodura) malickianum Cranston, 1989
Polypedilum buettikeri Cranston, 1989
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Simulium (Anasolen) nili Gibbins, 1934
Simulium (Meilloniellum) yemenense Crosskey & G..., 1982
Stempellina johni Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus belairensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus neosydneyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus nimar Cranston, 1989
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus paskevillensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus subinextentus Glover, 1973
Telmatogeton australicus Womersley, 1936Grand collomia
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959
Zavreliella anomalus Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella australiensis Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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