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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1060
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
283
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
102
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
12
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridgeshire
3 Families width 65 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito52SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridgeshire
12 Genera with 65 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus25SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm4SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1889Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
65 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
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) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes alocasicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes monocellatus Marks, 1948
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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