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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
444
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
444
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
429
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
304
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
67
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
14
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tonga
3 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tonga
6 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
21 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) cooki Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) kesseli Huang & Hitc..., 1980
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes (Stegomyia) tabu Ramalingam &..., 1965
Aedes (Stegomyia) tongae Edwards, 1962
Aedes oceanicus Belkin, 1962
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) brunnipes Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Culex (Culex) albinervis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) kesseli Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Dasyhelea carolinensis Tokunaga, 1941
Dasyhelea hitchcocki Wirth, 1976
Dasyhelea ihitchcocki Wirth, 1976
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tonga
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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