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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region England (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
10533
30513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
10526
30505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
740
10258
29944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
456
8410
26271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
1893
7984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
610
2886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
196
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
28
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for England
3 Families width 185 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito158SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for England
28 Genera with 185 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus61SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes19SpeciesTaxom
Barraudius Edwards, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm5SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1923Typical Mosquito39SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18189SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethrina Kalugina, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1919Tiny Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1923Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1914Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Taeniorhynchus Lynch Arribá..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1889Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1947Broadtail Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for England
185 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
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) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
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) diversus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) luteovittata
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sylvae Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) terriei Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes aculeatus (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Ochlerotatus aculeatus Theobald, 1903
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes alocasicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes gahnicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya gahnicola Marks, 1947
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes monocellatus Marks, 1948
Aedes multiplex (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Ochlerotatus multiplex Theobald, 1903
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes palmarum (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Patmarksia palmarum Edwards, 1924
Aedes procax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus procax Skuse, 1889
Aedes protolepis T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Aedes purpureifemur (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpureifemur Marks, 1959
Aedes purpuriventris (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes spilotus (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus spilotus Marks, 1963
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes turneri (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus turneri Marks, 1963
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) daciae Linton, Nico..., 2004
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
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 (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) memorans Bonne-Wepster, 1930
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cylindricus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) madininensis Senevet, 1936
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Culex (Neoculex) latus Dobrotworsky, 1956
Culex (Neoculex) leonardi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Neoculex) postspiraculosus Lee, 1944
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex fossilis Brodie, 1845
Culex protolepis Cockerell, 1915
Culex protorhinus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Culex vectensis F. W. Edwards, 1923
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) inconspicua Lee, 1937
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) affinis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa cincta (Burgess, 1878)⇒ Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa priscula Cockerell, 1921
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella attica Pandazis, 1933
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixella graeca Pandazis, 1937
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Eucorethrina westwoodi E. D. Lukash..., 2001
Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia cockerelli F. W. Edwards, 1923
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans Taylor, 1914
Mochlonyx effoetus (Walker, 1856)⇒ Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito
Orthopodomyia albionensis (MacGregor, 1919)⇒ Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Taeniorhynchus cockerelli Edwards, 1923
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) hirsutifemora Peters, 1964
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) apicalis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pygmaea Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) multifolium King & Hoogs..., 1947
Wyeomyia grayii Theobald, 1901

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
23
158
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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