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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Stellenbosch (Cape Winelands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
934
1092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
818
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
128
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Stellenbosch
2 Families width 18 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Stellenbosch
13 Genera with 18 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stellenbosch
18 Species
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia Walker, 1848
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus flavozonatus Freeman, 1953
Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934
Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918
Krenosmittia brevitarsis Freeman, 1953
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Metriocnemus capicola Harrison, 2004
Orthocladius bergensis Freeman, 1953
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia conigera Freeman, 1954
Pseudosmittia rectilobus Freeman, 1955
Serromyia nocticolor Kieffer, 1914
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Stellenbosch
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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