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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1003
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
867
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
89
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
24
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Arab Emirates
3 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Arab Emirates
11 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1771Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1989Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
21 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901Asian malaria mosquito
Bryophaenocladius clavatus Andersen & M..., 2010
Bryophaenocladius rostratus Andersen & M..., 2010
Cladotanytarsus sagittifer Gilka, 2009
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culicoides wardi Boorman, 1989
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dicrotendipes gilkai Andersen & M..., 2010
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Paratanytarsus praecellens Gilka, 2009
Polypedilum harteni Andersen & M..., 2010

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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