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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
225
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taita-Taveta County
2 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taita-Taveta County
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1941Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1931Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taita-Taveta County
6 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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