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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region North Rhine-Westphalia (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4332
12469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
4330
12467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
420
4225
12202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
3513
10630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
398
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
109
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
24
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Rhine-Westphalia
3 Families width 19 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Rhine-Westphalia
8 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1944Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1870Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Rhine-Westphalia
19 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) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles rottensis G. Statz, 1944
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex ceyx Heyden, 1870
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Mansonia martinii G. Statz, 1944
Mansonia varivestita G. Statz, 1944
Neoculicites ceyx von Heyden, 1870

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in North Rhine-Westphalia
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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