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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
528
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
124
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
37
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
10
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset
3 Families width 28 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset
10 Genera with 28 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1962Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1964Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
28 Species
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes palmarum (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Patmarksia palmarum Edwards, 1924
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) daciae Linton, Nico..., 2004
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) memorans Bonne-Wepster, 1930
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Neoculex) leonardi Belkin, 1962
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) hirsutifemora Peters, 1964

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
7
20
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