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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
572
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
519
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
31
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
10 Families width 59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat7SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
31 Genera with 59 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1965Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Anarete Haliday, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Brunettia Annandale, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chodopsycha Ježek, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 0Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasciara Edwards, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Nothogreniera Craig, Curri..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Odontosciara Rubsaamen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Oxydiscus De Meijere, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Plastosciara Berg, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Psychodocha Ježek, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19733SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes oceanicus Belkin, 1962
Aedes samoanus Grunberg, 1913
Aedes tulliae Taylor, 1929
Aedes tutuilae Ramalingam &..., 1965
Allodia jaschhofi Magnussen, 2018
Anarete pallida Edwards, 1928
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Bezzia sexspinosa Edwards, 1928
Bradysia bishopi Steffan, 1973
Bradysia radicum Brunetti, 1912Dark-winged fungus gnat
Brunettia (Brunettia) biformis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chodopsycha magnipalpus Quate, 1960
Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926
Coquillettidia samoaensis Stone, 1966
Cratyna flavibasis Edwards, 1928
Culicoides (Oecacta) insulanus Macfie, 1933
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928
Culicoides (Trithecoides) polynesiae Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) samoensis Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides samoaensis
Dasyhelea carolinensis Tokunaga, 1941
Dicranomyia (Idioglochina) tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Nealexandriaria) atromaculata Edwards, 1928
Dodecasciara debilis Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) swezeyi Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pectinunguis De Meijere, 1923
Helius (Eurhamphidia) atroapicalis Alexander, 1978
Libnotes (Goniodineura) hopkinsi Edwards, 1928
Libnotes (Libnotes) palaeta Alexander, 1942
Libnotes (Libnotes) strigivena Walker, 1861
Libnotes (Metalibnotes) fijiensis Alexander, 1914
Libnotes (Neolibnotes) samoensis Alexander, 1921
Libnotes samoensis samoensis Alexander, 1921
Limonia (Goniodineura) hopkinsi
Limonia (Nealexandriaria) atromaculata
Limonia bryaniana Alexander, 1929
Limonia chorea Meigen, 1818
Macrocera nitens Edwards, 1928
Nothogreniera fergusoni Tonnoir, 1925
Nothogreniera occidentalis
Odontosciara pacifica Edwards, 1924
Plastosciara flavibasis Edwards, 1928
Psychoda aponesos Quate, 1959
Psychoda magnipalpus Quate, 1960
Psychoda ochra Quate, 1959
Psychoda quadrifilis Edwards, 1928
Psychoda savaiiensis Edwards, 1928Moth fly
Psychoda wirthi Quate, 1954New Mexico milkvetch
Psychoda yapensis Quate, 1959
Psychodocha aponesos Quate, 1959
Styringomyia didyma Grimshaw, 1901Crane fly
Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) brevicellula Alexander, 1924
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) samoensis Alexander, 1921
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) vitrina Alexander, 1973

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in American Samoa
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


Links, sources and further information
Nematocera at artfakta.se
Nematocera at dyntaxa.se
Nematocera at gbif.org
Nematocera at irmng.org
Nematocera at itis.gov
Nematocera at marinespecies.org