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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Korea (Korea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
455
4907
10049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
453
4900
10039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
430
4797
9849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
3768
7878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
420
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
101
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
34
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Korea
5 Families width 66 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids34SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Korea
34 Genera with 66 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Ainuyusurika Sasa & Shira..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1924Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1972Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Euryhapsis Oliver, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hanochironomus Ree, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1859Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1884Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Korea
66 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Ainuyusurika tuberculata Tokunaga, 19..., 0
Anopheles (Anopheles) belenrae Rueda, 2005
Anopheles (Anopheles) kleini Rueda, 2005
Anopheles (Anopheles) koreicus Yamada & Wat..., 1918
Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri Baisas & Hu, 1936
Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles, 1900Hawai'i spikemoss
Anopheles (Anopheles) pullus Yamada, 1937
Anopheles (Anopheles) sinensis Wiedemann, 1828Chinese malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) sineroides Yamada, 1924
Brillia japonica Tokunaga, 1939
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus flaviplumus (Tokunaga, 1940)⇒ Chironomus samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus samoënsis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus yoshimatsui Martin e Sub..., 1972
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cricotopus oryzaphagos Ree & Kim, 1998
Culex (Culex) orientalis Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) jacobsoni Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) nipponensis Tokunaga, 1955
Culicoides (Culicoides) peregrinus Kieffer, 1910
Culicoides (Oecacta) clavipalpis Mukerji, 1931
Culicoides koreensis Arnaud, 1956
Culicoides nasuensis Kitaoka, 1984
Culicoides pallidulus Yu & Ding, 1993
Culicoides pallidus Khalaf, 1957
Dicrotendipes niveicauda Kieffer, 1921
Dixa byersi Hall, 1954
Dixa dolichostyla Osten Sacken, 1877
Einfeldia dissidens Walker, 1856
Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Endochironomus pekanus Kieffer, 1916
Euryhapsis subviridis Siebert, 1979
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hanochironomus tumerestylus Ree, 1992
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lutzia vorax Bellardi, 1859Graceful asterella
Micropsectra koreana Ree, 1992
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Orthocladius suspensus Tokunaga, 1939
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratrichocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Pentapedilum parasordens Ree, 1992
Polypedilum edense Ree, 1981
Polypedilum edensis Han Il Ree &..., 1981
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum yongsanense Ree, 1981
Polypedilum youngsanensis Han Il Ree &..., 1981
Prosimulium aurantiacum Tonnoir, 1925
Rheotanytarsus gayaensis Ree, 1992
Rheotanytarsus kwangnungensis Ree, 1989
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Stilobezzia claripes Gupta & Wirth, 1968
Tanytarsus seosanensis Ree & Kim, 2003
Toxorhynchites christophi Portschinsky, 1884

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Korea
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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