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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
143
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
61
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uganda
5 Families width 320 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge48SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids48SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito194SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies26SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Uganda
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
42
96
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
17
198
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
26
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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