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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1134
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
377
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
142
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
11
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
3 Families width 62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito55SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
11 Genera with 62 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus21SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm4SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1818Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 179013SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes albineus Seguy, 1923
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) obscuripes van der Wulp, 1859Sangre de cristo woodlandsnail
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex nemorosus Meigen, 1818
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Mochlonyx culiciformis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Belgium
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se