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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
738
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
738
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
730
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
580
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
41
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zanzibar Archipelago
2 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
7 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1866Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1941Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1923Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
13 Species
Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917
Alluaudomyia monosticta Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) aruni Sobti, 1968
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles costalis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) adersianus Edwards, 1941
Culicoides adersi Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Leptoconops (Styloconops) spinosifrons Carter, 1921

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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