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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Syria (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1880
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1879
4415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1857
4381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1526
3835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
163
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
26
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Syria
4 Families width 25 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Syria
12 Genera with 25 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1925Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Greniera Doby & David, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lebanoculicoides Szadziewski, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Levitinia Chubareva & ..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Telopelopia Roback, 19802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Syria
25 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) superpictus Grassi, 1899
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) buxtoni Edwards, 1923
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mattinglyi Knight, 1953Pigweed
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Greniera dobyi Beaucournu &..., 1987
Lebanoculicoides bloudani Choufani & al., 2015
Leptoconops golanensis Clastrier, 1981
Levitinia freidbergi Saguez & Bra..., 1987
Simulium (Obuchovia) syriacum Roubaud, 1909
Simulium (Wilhelmia) golani Beaucornu-Sa..., 1977
Stictochironomus reissi Cranston, 1989
Telopelopia fascigera Verneaux, 1970
Telopelopia maroccana (Murray, 1980)⇒ Telopelopia fascigera Verneaux, 1970

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Syria
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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