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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
1873
3964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1870
3961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1838
3889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1481
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
100
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
15
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
7
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
2 Families width 25 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
7 Genera with 25 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes11SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1912Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
25 Species
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) albicosta Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) azaniae Bailly-Choumara, 1960
Anopheles (Cellia) daudi Coluzzi, 1958
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) salbaii Maffi & Coluzzi, 1958
Anopheles (Cellia) somalicus Rivola & Hol..., 1957Blueberry maggot
Anopheles (Cellia) turkhudi Liston, 1901
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides arenarius Edwards, 1922
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Leptoconops hamariensis Herzi & Saba..., 1983
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Somalia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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