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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
520
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
519
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
499
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
400
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
139
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
39
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orkney Islands
2 Families width 3 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orkney Islands
3 Genera with 3 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1878Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orkney Islands
3 Species
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Orkney Islands
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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