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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
56
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
28
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
22
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
3 Families width 71 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito56SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
22 Genera with 71 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1930Ochlerotatus21SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1934Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Colosmittia Andersen & S..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1961Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1973Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Ionthosmittia Sæther & And..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lerheimia Andersen & S..., 19933SpeciesTaxom
Lobosmittia Sæther & And..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1910Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Molleriella Sæther & Ekrem, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Tokyobrillia Kobayashi & ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Usambaromyia Andersen & S..., 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
71 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leucarthrius Speiser, 1909
Aedes (Albuginosus) gilliesi Someren, 1962
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) albicosta Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) deboeri Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) usambara Mattingly, 1953
Aedes (Stegomyia) woodi Edwards, 1922
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes hancocki Someren, 1962
Aedes mzooi Someren, 1962
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) christyi Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) erepens Gillies, 1958
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) gibbinsi Evans, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) kingi Christophers, 1923
Anopheles (Cellia) machardyi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) njombiensis Peters, 1955
Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) schwetzi Evans, 1934
Anopheles (Cellia) walravensi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles basilewskyi (Leleup, 1957)⇒ Anopheles garnhami Edwards, 1930
Anopheles lovettae Evans, 1934
Anopheles ugandae Evans, 1934
Anopheles wilsoni Evans, 1934
Bryophaenocladius imberbus Andersen & S..., 2000
Bryophaenocladius mazumbaiensis Andersen & S..., 2000
Bryophaenocladius usambarensis Andersen & S..., 2000
Colosmittia clavata Andersen & S..., 1993
Coquillettidia flavocincta Edwards, 1936
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) watti Edwards, 1920
Culex (Culiciomyia) gilliesi Hamon & van ..., 1961
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Eretmapodites grenieri Hamon & van ..., 1961
Eretmapodites intermedius Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites mattinglyi Hamon & van ..., 1961
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Ionthosmittia caudiga Saether & An..., 1995
Lerheimia aviculata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lerheimia scopulata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lerheimia villangulata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lobosmittia basilobata Saether & An..., 1993
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mansonia nigerrima (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Molleriella kaputu Andersen, 2014
Nilothauma anderseni Adam & Saether, 1999
Parakiefferiella minax Ferrington &..., 1995
Tokyobrillia anderseni Saether & Wang, 1993
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Usambaromyia nigrala Andersen & S..., 1994

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tanganyika
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
56
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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