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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
5554
13778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5540
13730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5443
13568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
333
4250
11221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
815
1953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
232
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
81
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
3 Families width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito39SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
14 Genera with 42 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1932Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1925Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Heaven Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) echinus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) peryassui Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles amictus amictus
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia chrysonotum Peryassú, 1922
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) duplicator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) molestus Forskal, 1775Underground mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex hortensis maderensis Mattingly, 1955
Culex (Maillotia) pilifera Theobald, 1907
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Neoculex) europaeus da Cunha Ram..., 2003
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) atlantica Edwards, 1932
Dixa tetrica Peus, 1934
Dixella laeta (Loew, 1849)⇒ Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) eatoni (Edwards, 1916)⇒ Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
39
Genera
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