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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Singapore (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2505
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
2505
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
2433
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1776
3517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
194
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
40
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Singapore
4 Families width 116 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito99SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Singapore
29 Genera with 116 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1958Ochlerotatus21SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1950Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1914Cord Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1918Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1930Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1965Typical Mosquito39SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocladius Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1905Metallic Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1930Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1908Indistinct Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1934Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoskusea Edwards, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1908Carnivorous Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1910Pestle Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1920Heaven Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1928Broadtail Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Zeugnomyia Leicester, 1908Silver Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Singapore
116 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) orbitae Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Cancraedes) curtipes Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Aedes (Diceromyia) franciscoi Mattingly, 1959
Aedes (Finlaya) jugraensis Leicester, 1908
Aedes (Finlaya) leonis Colless, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) litoreus Colless, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) pseudoniveus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) subniveus Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Finlaya) vanus Colless, 1958
Aedes (Lorrainea) amesii Ludlow, 1903
Aedes (Lorrainea) fumidus Edwards, 1928
Aedes (Lorrainea) laniger Wiedemann, 1820
Aedes (Lorrainea) quasiferinus Mattingly, 1961
Aedes (Mucidus) aurantius (Theobald, 1907)⇒ Mucidus aurantius Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908)⇒ Rhinoskusea longirostris Leicester, 1908
Aedes (Scutomyia) albolineatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) hensilli Farner, 1945
Aedes (Stegomyia) malayensis Colless, 1962
Aedes inermis Colless, 1958
Aedes pexus Colless, 1958
Anopheles (Anopheles) brevirostris Reid, 1950
Armigeres conjungens Edwards, 1914
Armigeres giveni Edwards, 1926
Armigeres hybridus Edwards, 1914
Bezzia collessi Wirth & Rata..., 1981
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus ventralis Kieffer, 1918
Corethrella (Corethrella) calathicola Edwards, 1930
Culex (Culex) alienus Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) alis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) geminus Colless, 1955
Culex (Culex) hutchinsoni Barraud, 1924
Culex (Culex) litoralis Bohart, 1946
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) minor (Leicester, 1908)⇒ Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) perplexus Leicester, 1908
Culex (Culex) propinquus Colless, 1955
Culex (Culex) pseudosinensis Colless, 1955
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigropunctatus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culiciomyia) spathifurca Edwards, 1915
Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis Giles, 1902
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) acutipalus Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) alphus Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) brevipalpus Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cinctellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) coerulescens Edwards, 1928
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cubitatus Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) curtipalpis Edwards, 1914
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) eminentia Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hewitti Edwards, 1914
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) jenseni De Meijere, 1910
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) lucaris Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) macdonaldi Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) marksae King & Hoogs..., 1955
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) navalis Edwards, 1926
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) pairoji Sirivanakarn, 1977
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) quadripalpis Edwards, 1914
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) reidi Colless, 1965
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) rubithoracis Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) variatus Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) whartoni Colless, 1965
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Dactylocladius indianus Kieffer, 1918
Dasyhelea schizothrixi Lee & Wirth, 1989
Ficalbia ludlowae Brunetti, 1920
Ficalbia minima (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Ficalbia ludlowae Brunetti, 1920
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Fittkauimyia disparipes Karunakaran, 1969
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) anabaenae Chan & Saunders, 1965
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) oligarthra Saunders, 1957Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) scintillans Ludlow, 1905Field pansy
Heizmannia funerea Leicester, 1908
Heizmannia indica Theobald, 1905
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonoides) dives Schiner, 1868
Mansonia (Mansonoides) indiana Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Mimomyia (Ingramia) fusca (Hanson, 1963)⇒ Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) aurea Leicester, 1908
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) hybrida Leicester, 1908
Mucidus (Pardomyia) aurantius Theobald, 1907
Orthopodomyia albipes Leicester, 1904
Orthopodomyia andamanensis Barraud, 1934
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum quasinubifer Cranston, 2016
Pontomyia pacifica Tokunaga, 1932Hyssopleaf asphead
Rhinoskusea longirostris Leicester, 1908
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Stilobezzia fortipes Gupta & Wirth, 1968
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) leicesteri Theobald, 1904
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) magnificus Leicester, 1908
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites acaudatus Leicester, 1908
Toxorhynchites quasiferox Leicester, 1908
Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) aranoides Theobald, 1901
Tripteroides nepenthis Edwards, 1915
Tripteroides tenax De Meijere, 1910
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) nivipleura Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) obscura Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) testacea Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Uranotaenia moultoni Edwards, 1914
Uranotaenia subnormalis Martini, 1920
Verrallina andamanensis Edwards, 1922
Verrallina butleri Theobald, 1901
Verrallina cyrtolabis Edwards, 1928
Zeugnomyia gracilis Leicester, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Singapore
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
18
100
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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