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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
460
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
76
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
27
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
4 Families width 66 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge24SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids18SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
27 Genera with 66 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1872Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1907Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Baeotendipes Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Boophthora Enderlein, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1890Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1982Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads2SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
66 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes pulcritarsis Rondani, 1872
Anopheles (Anopheles) labranchiae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) marteri Senevet & Pr..., 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907
Atrichopogon atriscapula Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon densipluma Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon sebessi Remm, 1981
Baeotendipes noctivaga Kieffer, 1911
Bezzia exclamationis Kieffer, 1918
Bezzia latipalpis Clastrier, 1962
Chaetocladius maurus Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus inornatipes (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae inornatipes Kieffer, 1918
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culicoides (Oecacta) odiatus Austen, 1921
Culicoides griseidorsum Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides jumineri Callot & Kremer, 1969
Culicoides marcleti Callot, Krem..., 1968
Culicoides maritime Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides pseudolangeroni Kremer, Chak..., 1982
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) communis Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia rufescens Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) noei Clastrier & ..., 1973
Leptoconops flaviventris Kieffer, 1918
Leptoconops hyalinipennis Kieffer, 1918
Leptoconops lacteipennis Kieffer, 1918
Leptoconops peneti Langeron, 1913
Leptoconops transversalis Kieffer, 1921
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Orthocladiinae inornatipes Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladiinae lobatipennis Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius lobatipennis (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae lobatipennis Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius maurus (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Chaetocladius maurus Goetghebuer, 1935
Orthocladius tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) serripes Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia flavipectus Kieffer, 1918
Palpomyia fuscipectus Kieffer, 1918
Palpomyia micans Kieffer, 1918
Paratendipes tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Psectrocladius tunisiae Kieffer, 1918
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Smittia allocera Kieffer, 1918
Smittia hoegeni Kieffer, 1918
Smittia longiventris Kieffer, 1928
Smittia monochaeia Kieffer, 1918
Smittia ornaticollis Kieffer, 1918
Smittia orthocera Kieffer, 1918
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tunisia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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