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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
50
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
11 Families width 139 Species and 3 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito78SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae (Newman, 1834)Fungus Gnat3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies25SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies6SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
50 Genera with 139 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus16SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes11SpeciesTaxom
Clydonodozus Enderlein, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1913Typical Mosquito26SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1914Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1908Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19204SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hovamyia Alexander, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1909Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1907Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1921Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1952love bug3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Sergentomyia França & Par..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1909Carnivorous Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Triommata Barnes, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Truplaya Edwards, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1909Heaven Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Xenapates Eaton, 19953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
139 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) apicoannulatus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) insolens Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pubescens Edwards, 1925
Aedes (Aedimorphus) simulans Newstead & C..., 1911
Aedes (Albuginosus) stokesi Evans, 1929
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) corneti Huang, 1986
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) mattinglyorum Huang, 1994
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoafricanus Chwatt, 1949
Aedes blacklocki Evans, 1925
Aedes formosus Walker, 1848
Anopheles (Anopheles) paludis Theobald, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) barberellus Evans, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) flavicosta Edwards, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) freetownensis Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hargreavesi Evans, 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles smithii Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Clydonodozus puncticosta Alexander, 1920
Conochironomus acustistilus Freeman, 1955
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Culex (Culex) abyssinicus (Someren, 1945)⇒ Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) telesilla de Meillon &..., 1945
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) verutus Harbach, 1987
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) galliardi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wansoni Wolfs, 1945
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex kingii Theobald, 1913
Culicoides nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Culiseta fraseri Edwards, 1914
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Dasyhelea retorta Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dicrotendipes regalis Goetghebuer, 1936
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) ceratocheilodes
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) ceratocheiloides Alexander, 1930
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) hargreavesi Alexander, 1930
Eretmapodites dracaenae Edwards, 1916
Eretmapodites grahami Edwards, 1911
Eretmapodites leucopous Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites penicillatus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites semisimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) leonensis Alexander, 1946
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) venustipes Alexander, 1926
Ficalbia circumtestacea Theobald, 1908
Forcipomyia bacoti Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Helius (Helius) imperfectus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) morosus Alexander, 1920
Helius (Helius) obsoleta
Helius (Helius) obsoletus Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) hargreavesi Alexander, 1937
Hexatoma (Eriocera) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Hexatoma (Eriocera) tumidiscapa Alexander, 1920
Holorusia inventa Walker, 1848
Hovamyia venustipes Alexander, 1920
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Macropeza calcipennis Macfie, 1939
Macropeza insignipennis Macfie, 1939
Malaya trichorostris Theobald, 1909
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Nephrotoma festiva Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma leonia Alexander, 1921
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Plecia bilobata Hardy, 1948
Plecia elongata C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia scenica Hardy, 1952
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) comes Alexander, 1930
Ralytupa angusta Matile, 1975
Rheocricotopus metallescens Goetghebuer, 1934
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) femorasetosa Alexander, 1956
Rhipidia femorasetosa femorasetosa Alexander, 1956
Sciara nigropicea Walker, 1848
Sciara rufa (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Sergentomyia freetownensis Sinton, 1930
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Edwardsellum) dieguerense Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Simulium (Edwardsellum) konkourense Boakye, Post..., 1993
Simulium (Edwardsellum) leonense Boakye, Post..., 1993
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) blacklocki Meillon, 1930
Stenochironomus micronyx Goetghebuer, 1936
Telmatoscopus fuscipennis Tonnoir, 1920
Thrypticomyia seychellensis Edwards, 1912
Tipula (Acutipula) leonensis Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) meliuscula Alexander, 1920
Tipula (Acutipula) velutina Walker, 1848
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Toxorhynchites aeneus Evans, 1926
Toxorhynchites conradti Grunberg, 1907
Toxorhynchites evansae Edwards, 1936
Toxorhynchites lewisi Ribeiro, 1991
Toxorhynchites phytophagus Theobald, 1909
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) africana Alexander, 1930
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913
Triommata coccotroctes Barnes, 1931
Truplaya couturieri Matile, 1978
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia mayeri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia nigripes Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Xenapates africanus
Xenapates gaullei Konow, 1896
Xenapates tenebricus Koch, 1995

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Sierra Leone
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
95
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
16
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


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