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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
9687
27461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
749
9681
27454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
9430
26835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7648
23452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
110
1274
3379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
28
360
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
140
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
25
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metropolitan France
3 Families width 180 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito164SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge7SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metropolitan France
25 Genera with 180 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus43SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes43SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1903Glassworm6SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1926Typical Mosquito33SpeciesTaxom
Culicites Meunier, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Eriopterites Meunier, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1896Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1927Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1889Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1955Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
180 Species
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) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
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) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
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 abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes brevivittatus Berlin, 1969
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes hortator Marks, 1907
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes procax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus procax Skuse, 1889
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes quinquelineatus (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Rampamyia quinquelineatus Edwards, 1922
Aedes rupestris (Dobrotworsky, 1959)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) implexus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) mediopunctatus Lutz, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) peryassui Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles (Anopheles) petragnani del Vecchio, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopictus Grassi, 1899
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) cinctus Newstead & C..., 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) demeilloni Evans, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) eouzani Brunhes, le ..., 2003
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) nili Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) benarrochi Gabaldon, Co..., 1941
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) braziliensis Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) galvaoi Causey, Dean..., 1943
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) lutzii Cruz, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari Gabaldon, 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) parvus Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) strodei Root, 1926Bee wattle
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Stethomyia) kompi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Stethomyia) nimbus Theobald, 1902
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
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
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Aedinus) amazonensis Lutz, 1905
Culex (Carrollia) metempsytus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) foliaceus Lane, 1945
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) saltanensis Dyar, 1928
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex (Culex) weschei Edwards, 1935
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) orbostiensis Dobrotworsky, 1958
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) jocasta Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Tinolestes) cauchensis Floch & Abon..., 1945
Culex opisthopus (Komp, 1926)⇒ Culex taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culicites arvernensis Piton, 1936
Culicites depereti Meunier, 1915
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa melanderi Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa tertiaria F. Meunier, 1915
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Eriopterites tertiaria Meunier, 1915
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) splendens Williston, 1896Hogvine
Isostomyia perturbans Curran, 1927
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Neoculicites depereti F. Meunier, 1915
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) lineata Von Humboldt, 1819
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Trichoprosopon compressum Lutz, 1905
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides melanesiensis Belkin, 1955
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia confusa Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia medioalbipes Lutz, 1904
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Metropolitan France
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
20
164
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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