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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1665
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1665
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1631
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1405
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
299
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zululand District
2 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zululand District
5 Genera with 8 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1911Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1911Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zululand District
8 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Malaya taeniarostris Theobald, 1911
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Zululand District
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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