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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
340
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
115
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
47
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Bengal
3 Families width 104 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids74SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bengal
47 Genera with 104 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1930Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Bernhardia Houst. ex Mill., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 20037SpeciesTaxom
Calyptopogon Kieffer, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2000Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1991Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Kribiocosmus Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paracricotopus Thienemann &..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1998Green Midges16SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
104 Species
Ablabesmyia maculitibialis Chaudhuri, D..., 1983
Ablabesmyia ornatipes Kieffer, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) bengalensis Puri, 1930
Atrichopogon atroxipes Bose, Dasgup..., 2003
Atrichopogon tenuistylus Bose, Dasgup..., 2003
Bernhardia unispinosa Datta & Chau..., 1992
Bezzia expedita Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Bezzia fortigenitalis Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Bezzia glaucivena Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Bezzia monotheca Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Bezzia papillistyla Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Bezzia propriostyla Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Bezzia turbipes Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Calyptopogon mirus Sarkar & Gupta, 1995
Calyptopogon pseudoalbitarsis Sarkar & Gupta, 1995
Chaetocladius artistylus Bhattacharya..., 1993
Chaetocladius curvatus Bhattacharya..., 1993
Chaetocladius dilatus Bhattacharya..., 1993
Chaetocladius tenuiflexus Bhattacharya..., 1993
Chironominae niger Macquart, 1826
Chironomini niger Hansen, 1881
Chironomus fortistylus Chaudhuri, D..., 1992
Chironomus incertipenis Chaudhuri, 1996
Chironomus niger (Hansen, 1881)⇒ Chironomini niger Hansen, 1881
Chironomus ramosus Chaudhuri, D..., 1992
Chironomus validus Kieffer, 1912
Cladotanytarsus acinatus Datta, Mazum..., 1992
Cladotanytarsus flexus Datta, Mazum..., 1992
Cladotanytarsus fustistylus Datta, Mazum..., 1992
Corynoneura centromedia Hazra, Nath ..., 2003
Corynoneura nasuticeps Hazra, Nath ..., 2003
Cryptochironomus acuminatus Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Cryptochironomus gracilis Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culicoides causeyi Gangopadhyay..., 2000
Culicoides magnithecalis Gangopadhyay..., 2000
Culicoides mukerjii Gangopadhyay..., 2000
Culicoides peculiaris Gangopadhyay..., 2000
Culicoides swaminathi Gangopadhyay..., 2000
Diamesa edentistyla Bhattacharya..., 1991
Dicrotendipes punctatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Endochironomus ampliceps Dutta, 1994
Endochironomus effusus Dutta, 1994
Eukiefferiella lehmanni Bhattacharyay, 1991
Eukiefferiella oryza Chattopadhyay, 1991
Forcipomyia spiculata Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Forcipomyia subulipenis Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Forcipomyia unimaculata Sinha, Mazum..., 2003
Glyptotendipes pilosus Dutta & Chau..., 1995
Harnischia minuta Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Kiefferulus inciderus Chattopadhya..., 1991
Kribiocosmus tumulus Dutta & Chau..., 1995
Lauterborniella cristata Kieffer, 1913
Macropelopia amplituberculata Hazra & Chau..., 2001
Micropsectra candida Chaudhuri & ..., 1991
Monohelea unica Sinha & Gupta, 1992
Orthocladius androgynus Bhattacharyay, 1991
Orthocladius deflectus Bhattacharyay, 1991
Orthocladius uniradialis Bhattacharyay, 1991
Palpomyia crassipalpis Sinha, Das G..., 2003
Palpomyia deminutipalpis Sinha, Das G..., 2003
Palpomyia flexidigita Sinha, Das G..., 2003
Paracladopelma diutinistyla Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Paracricotopus missilus Chaudhuri & Som, 1998
Parakiefferiella crassispina Mazumdar, Ha..., 1997
Parametriocnemus brundini Sinharay & C..., 1979
Parametriocnemus subnubilus Sinharay & C..., 1979
Paratanytarsus papillatus Datta & Chau..., 1992
Paratendipes maculipennis Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Paratendipes penicilliceps Dutta & Chau..., 1996
Polypedilum angustifoceps Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum brumale Kieffer, 1913
Rheocricotopus bicornuatus Bhattacharya..., 1991
Rheocricotopus frequens Bhattacharyay, 1991
Rheocricotopus rarispina Hazra & Chau..., 2004
Rheotanytarsus pellucidus Walker, 1848
Rheotanytarsus tumidus Chaudhuri & ..., 1994
Stilobezzia dorsosignata Sinha, Dasgu..., 2003
Stilobezzia semiartistyla Sinha, Dasgu..., 2003
Tanypodinae bilobatus Kieffer, 1913
Tanypus bilobatus (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Tanypodinae bilobatus Kieffer, 1913
Tanypus grandis Chaudhuri, D..., 1985
Tanypus lucidus Chaudhuri, D..., 1985
Tanypus tenebrosus Chaudhuri, D..., 1985
Tanytarsus atroxitarsus (Datta, 1991)⇒ Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus cristatus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus cultellus (Datta, 1991)⇒ Tanytarsus oscillans Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus fasciculus Chaudhuri & ..., 1998
Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus gracilistylus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus infundibulus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus monstrosus Chaudhuri, A..., 1992
Tanytarsus oscillans Johannsen, 1932
Tanytarsus parvistylus (Datta, 1991)⇒ Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus piratus Chaudhuri & ..., 1998
Tanytarsus pollexus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus quinspinosus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus rectistylus Datta, 1991
Tanytarsus uvus Chaudhuri & ..., 1998
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Xenochironomus lacertus Dutta & Chau..., 1995

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in West Bengal
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
99
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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