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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
1709
2834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1708
2833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1641
2724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
1244
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
145
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West India
3 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West India
20 Genera with 29 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 2001Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1898Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Camptopterohelea Wirth & Hubert, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Eohelea Petrunkevitch, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gedanohelea Szadziewski, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mantohelea Szadziewski, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Meunierohelea Szadziewski, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1928Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
29 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes kolhapuriensis Sathe & Girhe, 2002
Aedes panchgangee Sathe & Girhe, 2002
Aedes sangitee Sathe & Girhe, 2002
Aedes sangiti Girhe & Sathe, 2001
Anopheles (Anopheles) barbirostris van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901Asian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898
Camptopterohelea odora Stebner & al., 2016
Culex (Culex) infula Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) murrelli Lien, 1968
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Eohelea indica Stebner & Sz..., 2017
Ficalbia minima (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Ficalbia ludlowae Brunetti, 1920
Gedanohelea gerdesorum Stebner & Sz..., 2017
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Meunierohelea borkenti Stebner & Sz..., 2017
Meunierohelea cambayana Stebner & Sz..., 2017
Meunierohelea orientalis Stebner & Sz..., 2017
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Verrallina lugubris Barraud, 1928

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in West India
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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