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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
605
7287
25296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
602
7278
25280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
575
7181
25071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
6004
22218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1511
6338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
521
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
180
732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Denmark
3 Families width 70 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito48SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Denmark
13 Genera with 70 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1998Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 2009Glassworm5SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1890Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 2011Cool Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19067SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 179019SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomochlonyx Wichard & al., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
70 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Halaedes ashworthi Edwards, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes clelandi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus clelandi Taylor, 1914
Aedes hoffeinsorum Szadziewski, 1998
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
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
Chaoborus rarus F. Seredszus, 2009
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex erikae R. Szadziewski, 1985
Culex modesta Ficalbi, 1890
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) bergrothi Edwards, 1921
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta gedanica R. Szadziewski, 2011
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa cimbrica J. Ansorge, 1992
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa minuta F. Meunier, 1906
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa succinea Meunier, 1906
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx sepultus H. Loew, 1844
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus (Howard, Dyar..., 1913)⇒ Aedes diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes intrudens Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Palaeomochlonyx aestimabilis F. Seredszus, 2009

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Denmark
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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