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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
50
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
4 Families width 95 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito78SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
22 Genera with 95 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus16SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes11SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1913Typical Mosquito26SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1914Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1908Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1909Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1907Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1909Carnivorous Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1909Heaven Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
95 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) apicoannulatus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) insolens Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pubescens Edwards, 1925
Aedes (Aedimorphus) simulans Newstead & C..., 1911
Aedes (Albuginosus) stokesi Evans, 1929
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) corneti Huang, 1986
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) mattinglyorum Huang, 1994
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoafricanus Chwatt, 1949
Aedes blacklocki Evans, 1925
Aedes formosus Walker, 1848
Anopheles (Anopheles) paludis Theobald, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) barberellus Evans, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) flavicosta Edwards, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) freetownensis Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hargreavesi Evans, 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles smithii Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Conochironomus acustistilus Freeman, 1955
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Culex (Culex) abyssinicus (Someren, 1945)⇒ Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) telesilla de Meillon &..., 1945
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) verutus Harbach, 1987
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) galliardi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wansoni Wolfs, 1945
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex kingii Theobald, 1913
Culicoides nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Culiseta fraseri Edwards, 1914
Dasyhelea retorta Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Dicrotendipes regalis Goetghebuer, 1936
Eretmapodites dracaenae Edwards, 1916
Eretmapodites grahami Edwards, 1911
Eretmapodites leucopous Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites penicillatus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites semisimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Ficalbia circumtestacea Theobald, 1908
Forcipomyia bacoti Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Macropeza calcipennis Macfie, 1939
Macropeza insignipennis Macfie, 1939
Malaya trichorostris Theobald, 1909
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Rheocricotopus metallescens Goetghebuer, 1934
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Edwardsellum) dieguerense Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Simulium (Edwardsellum) konkourense Boakye, Post..., 1993
Simulium (Edwardsellum) leonense Boakye, Post..., 1993
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) blacklocki Meillon, 1930
Stenochironomus micronyx Goetghebuer, 1936
Toxorhynchites aeneus Evans, 1926
Toxorhynchites conradti Grunberg, 1907
Toxorhynchites evansae Edwards, 1936
Toxorhynchites lewisi Ribeiro, 1991
Toxorhynchites phytophagus Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia mayeri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia nigripes Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
78
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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