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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
319
1777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
103
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
3 Families width 47 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito34SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
16 Genera with 47 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1927Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1925Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Maorigoeldia Edwards, 1848Maori Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Neodixa Tonnoir, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19606SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paradixa Tonnoir, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
47 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris Klein & Marks, 1960
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes chathamicus Dumbleton, 1962
Coquillettidia (Austromansonia) tenuipalpis Edwards, 1924
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) iracunda Walker, 1848
Corethrella (Notocorethrella) novaezealandiae Tonnoir, 1927
Culex (Culex) asteliae Belkin, 1968
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) rotoruae Belkin, 1968
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta (Climacura) novaezealandiae Pillai, 1966
Culiseta (Climacura) tonnoiri Edwards, 1925
Dixa otagensis (Alexander, 1922)⇒ Nothodixa otagensis Loew, 1869
Dixella fuscinervis Tonnoir, 1924
Dixella harrisi Say, 1823
Dixella neozelandica Tonnoir, 1924
Dixella tonnoiri Belkin, 1968
Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842Salt-water Mosquito
Maorigoeldia argyropus Walker, 1848
Neodixa minuta Tonnoir, 1924
Nothodixa campbelli Alexander, 1922
Nothodixa otagensis Loew, 1869
Nothodixa philpotti Tonnoir, 1924
Nothodixa septentrionalis Erichson, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus Skuse, 1889Domestic container mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Halaedes) australis Erichson, 1842Saltwater mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Nothoskusea) chathamicus Dumbleton, 1962
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus (Edwards, 1920)⇒ Aedes antipodeus Edwards, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris Klein & Marks, 1960
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito
Paradixa fuscinervis Tonnoir, 1924
Paradixa neozelandica Tonnoir, 1924
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
10
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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