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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
156
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
41
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scottish Highlands
2 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scottish Highlands
7 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1960Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1804Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
21 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes andersoni (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Aedes postspiraculosus Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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