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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
73
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
11 Families width 161 Species and 7 Subspecies
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies28SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids48SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges29SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies22SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
73 Genera with 161 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTXZ
Abcharis Tkoc & Jezek, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Anzacladius Cranston, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotenia Brundin, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Asphondylia Loew, 20086SpeciesTaxom
Australophlebotomus Theodor, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Austrolepesia Kolesik, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Brunettia Annandale, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Callitridiplosis Kolesik, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1889Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1980Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1983Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dactylasioptera Kolesik & Ve..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 20189SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Eocincticornia Felt, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Epacretron Quate, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eucalyptodiplosis Kolesik, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Gladiodiplosis Kolesik, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Logima Eaton, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lopesia Rübsaamen, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Mesodiplosis Kolesik, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 2018Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Notiocharis Eaton, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Okriomyia Kolesik, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phlebotomus Loew, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Psychodocha Ježek, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Resseliella Seitner, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Rotundopteryx Duckhouse, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Sergentomyia França & Par..., 19484SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Skusemyia Kolesik, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stenophragma Skuse, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges9SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastoptera Mik, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Threticus Eaton, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1930Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoneura Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Trigonomyia Kolesik, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
161 Species and 7 Subspecies
Abcharis wilsoni Duckhouse, 1966
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) dthali Patton, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Anzacladius kangaroo Cranston, 2009
Aphrotenia australiensis Hergstrom, 1992
Asphondylia dodonaeae Kolesik, 1995
Asphondylia ericiformis Kolesik, 1997
Asphondylia inflata Kolesik, 1997
Asphondylia mcneilli Kolesik & Ve..., 2008
Asphondylia tonsura Kolesik & Ve..., 2008
Asphondylia vesicaria Kolesik & Ve..., 2008
Australophlebotomus brevifilis Tonnoir, 1935
Australophlebotomus brevifiloides Fairchild, 1952
Austrolepesia melaleucae Kolesik, 1999
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Brunettia (Atrichobrunettia) napaea Duckhouse, 1991
Brunettia (Brunettia) vivax Duckhouse, 1966
Bryophaenocladius paraproductus Cranston & Judd, 1989
Callitridiplosis jana Kolesik, 2000
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) duplex Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) nepeanensis Skuse, 1889
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus oppositus oppositus
Chironomus oppositus tyleri Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus oppositus whitei Martin & Lee, 1984
Chironomus (Chironomus) tepperi Skuse, 1889Rice bloodworm
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus bilinearis Glover, 1973
Cladotanytarsus unilinearis Glover, 1973
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Contarinia bursariae Kolesik, 1995
Corethrella (Corethrella) buettikeri Cranston, 1980
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mattinglyi Knight, 1953Pigweed
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Trithecoides) multimaculatus Taylor, 1918
Culicoides (Trithecoides) subimmaculatus Lee & Reye, 1953
Culicoides (Trithecoides) waringi Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides navaiae Lane, 1983
Dactylasioptera adentata Kolesik & Ve..., 2008
Dactylasioptera dentata Kolesik & Ve..., 2008
Dasineura callitridis Kolesik, 2000
Dasineura glauca Kolesik, Ada..., 2005
Dasineura hybanthi Kolesik & Sk..., 1997
Dasineura wahlenbergiae Kolesik, 1998
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) kulin Alexander, 1933
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) marina Skuse, 1890
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) millemurro Theischinger, 1994
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) punctipennis (Skuse, 1890)⇒ Dicranomyia vicina Macquart, 1839
Dicranomyia punctipennis punctipennis Skuse, 1890
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) remota Skuse, 1890
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) saxatilis Skuse, 1890
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) vicina Macquart, 1839
Dicranomyia najranensis Hancock, 2018
Dicrotendipes jonmartini Epler, 1988
Dicrotendipes pseudoconjunctus Epler, 1988
Eocincticornia malarskii Kolesik, 1995
Epacretron pulchrum Duckhouse, 1966
Erioptera (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787
Erioptera pilipes pilipes
Eucalyptodiplosis germinis Kolesik, 2002
Gladiodiplosis frenelae Skuse, 1890Cypress gall gnat
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) brevivena Skuse, 1890
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) kiandra Theischinger, 1994
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) saudiarabiensis Hancock, 1997
Helius (Helius) communis Skuse, 1890
Idiocera (Euptilostena) arabiensis Hancock, 1997
Idiocera (Idiocera) buettikeri Hancock, 1997
Idiocera (Idiocera) hofufensis Hancock, 1997
Idiocera (Idiocera) lobatostylata Hancock, 1997
Logima surcoufi Tonnoir, 1922
Lopesia quadrata Kolesik & Pe..., 1999
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Macropelopia (Alotanypus) dalyupensis Freeman, 1961
Mesodiplosis callitridis Kolesik, 2000
Molophilus (Molophilus) aciferus Alexander, 1927
Molophilus (Molophilus) capitatus Alexander, 1927
Molophilus (Molophilus) elatus (Alexander, 1931)⇒ Molophilus aciferus Alexander, 1927
Neozavrelia nudalus Cranston, 1989
Neozavrelia saudiarabica Cranston, 1989
Nephrotoma dawahi Hancock, 2018
Notiocharis wilsoni (Duckhouse, 1966)⇒ Abcharis wilsoni Duckhouse, 1966
Okriomyia schwarzi Kolesik, 1998
Paratanytarsus kathleenae Glover, 1973
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) alexandri Sinton, 1928
Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti Parrot, 1917
Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) bergeroti Parrot, 1934
Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi Scopoli, 1786
Phlebotomus kazeruni Theodor & Me..., 1964
Phlebotomus naqbenius Lewis & Butt..., 1986
Phlebotomus saevus Parrot & Martin, 1939
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Tripodura) malickianum Cranston, 1989
Polypedilum buettikeri Cranston, 1989
Pontomyia cottoni Womersley, 1937Grand collomia
Psychoda albipennis Zetterstedt, 1850
Psychoda parthenogenetica (Tonnoir, 1940)⇒ Psychoda albipennis Zetterstedt, 1850
Psychoda wattsi Duckhouse, 1966
Psychodocha cinerea Banks, 1894
Psychodocha mundula Duckhouse, 1966
Psychodocha squamipleuris Satchell, 1953
Resseliella xanthorrhoeae Kolesik, 2013
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962
Rhopalomyia goodeniae Kolesik, 1996
Rhopalomyia lawrencei Kolesik, 1998
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Rotundopteryx intricatoria Tonnoir, 1953
Sciara luctifica Skuse, 1888
Sciara tepperi Skuse, 1890
Sergentomyia (Parrotomyia) queenslandi Hill, 1923
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) fallax Parrot, 1921
Sergentomyia antennata Newstead, 1912
Sergentomyia calcarata Parrot, 1948
Simulium (Anasolen) nili Gibbins, 1934
Simulium (Meilloniellum) yemenense Crosskey & G..., 1982
Skusemyia allocasuarinae Kolesik, 1995
Stempellina johni Glover, 1973
Stenophragma meridianum Skuse, 1888
Stenophragma picticorne Skuse, 1890
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Symplecta arabia Hancock, 2018
Tanytarsus barbitarsis Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus belairensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus neosydneyensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus nimar Cranston, 1989
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus paskevillensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus semibarbitarsus Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus subinextentus Glover, 1973
Telmatogeton australicus Womersley, 1936Grand collomia
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Thaumastoptera (Thaumastoptera) calceata Mik, 1866
Threticus aenigmaticus Satchell, 1953
Tipula (Tipula) orientalis Lackschewitz, 1930
Trichoneura mollis
Trigonomyia ananas Kolesik, 1996
Trigonomyia cristata Kolesik, 1996
Trigonomyia tulipa Kolesik, 1996
Xenochironomus canterburyensis Freeman, 1959
Zavreliella anomalus Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella australiensis Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
2
19
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
28
72
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
2
14
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
12
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


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