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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
7482
34950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
7476
34940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
503
7400
34764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
6263
31371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1588
10259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
551
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
203
1478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Finland
3 Families width 108 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito75SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge14SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Finland
14 Genera with 108 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus29SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 2021Glassworm10SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cryophila Edwards, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dahliana Reinert, Har..., 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 181813SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1889Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 183824SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
108 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedes) geminus Peus, 1970
Aedes (Aedes) rossicus Dolbeskin, G..., 1930
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
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) cyprius Ludlow, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes beklemishevi Denisova, 1955
Aedes ctaphylla Dyar, 1916
Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) beklemishevi Stegnii & Ka..., 1976
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) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
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 (Schadanophasma) fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) lapponica Martini, 1928
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) nyblaei Zetterstedt, 1838
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Chaoborus albipes Johannsen, 1..., 2021
Chaoborus posio Salmela, Här..., 2021
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Cryophila lapponica Martini, 1928Dry Creek woodlandsnail
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera Peus, 1935
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) bergrothi Edwards, 1921
Culiseta (Culiseta) geniculata Olivier, 1791
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dahliana geniculata Olivier, 1791
Dixa (Coquillettidia) dyari Walker, 1849
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa naevia Osten Sacken, 1886Agrimony
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella borealis Martini, 1928
Dixella dyari Garrett, 1924
Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixella hyperborea Bergroth, 1889
Dixella laeta (Loew, 1849)⇒ Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella naevia Peus, 1934
Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Mansonia richiardii Ficalbi, 1889Brown irritating mosquito
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx triangularis Klink, 1982
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) cyprius Ludlow, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus (Howard, Dyar..., 1913)⇒ Aedes diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes intrudens Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Finland
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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