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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
115
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
7 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nairobi
20 Genera with 31 Species
Acacidiplosis Gagne, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1997Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Aposchizomyia Gagne, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1926Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1990Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1901
African Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lopesia Rübsaamen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metanepsia Edwards, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolabis Osten Sacken, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1928Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacidiplosis imbrisata
Acacidiplosis spinosa Gagne, 1993
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) deboeri Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) keniensis Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) njombiensis Huang, 1997
Aposchizomyia acuta Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia crenata Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia longa Gagne, 1993
Chiasmoneura tripunctata Matile, 1973
Contarinia plicata Gagne, 1993
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culicoides karenensis Glick, 1990
Culicoides nairobiensis Glick, 1990
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) nairobii Alexander, 1919
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) noctabunda Alexander, 1920
Limonia (Tricholimonia) edwardsi Alexander, 1920
Lopesia nitolicae
Metanepsia spangleri Matile, 1972
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phyllolabis edwardsi Alexander, 1961
Tipula (Eumicrotipula) anthonympha Alexander, 1928
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Nairobi
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
1
5
6
Family
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