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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Yemen (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
2118
4495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
2111
4485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
2091
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
179
1681
3772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
235
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
34
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yemen
4 Families width 40 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yemen
16 Genera with 40 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1989Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yemen
40 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908
Aedes (Aedimorphus) natronius Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) grantii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) azaniae Bailly-Choumara, 1960
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Atrichopogon ghashmi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Atrichopogon sallami Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Atrichopogon taizi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Bezzia naseri Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Brachypogon afifi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Brachypogon yarimii Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mattinglyi Knight, 1953Pigweed
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) arbieeni Salem, 1938
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides yemenensis Boorman, 1989
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dasyhelea abyenensis Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Dasyhelea awadi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Dicrotendipes quaturodecimpunctatus Goetghebuer, 1936
Palpomyia mahyoubi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918
Simulium (Edwardsellum) rasyani Garms, Kerne..., 1988
Simulium (Meilloniellum) yemenense Crosskey & G..., 1982
Simulium (Nevermannia) rutherfoordi Meillon, 1937
Stilobezzia harurii Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Virgatanytarsus nigricornis Goetghebuer, 1935

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Yemen
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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