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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region North Italy (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
542
7700
26252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
539
7691
26240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
7626
26097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
6345
22896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
1287
4407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
346
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
133
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Italy
3 Families width 80 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito69SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Italy
15 Genera with 80 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus24SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes15SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm4SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18388SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Italy
80 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) mariae Sergent & Se..., 1903
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pulchritarsis Rondani, 1872
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) surcoufi Theobald, 1912
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) zammitii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus Pallas, 1771
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) marteri Senevet & Pr..., 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) melanoon Hackett, 1934
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) petragnani del Vecchio, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) subalpinus (Hackett & Lewis, 1935)⇒ Anopheles melanoon Hackett, 1934
Anopheles (Cellia) superpictus Grassi, 1899
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
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) buxtoni Edwards, 1923
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) martinii Medschid, 1930
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
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) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in North Italy
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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