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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
74
528
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
138
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
72
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
13
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Australia
2 Families width 55 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito54SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Australia
13 Genera with 55 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus23SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1914Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 18503SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Macleaya Theobald, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 188912SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
55 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) wardangensis (Brust & al., 1998)⇒ Halaedes wardangensis Brust, Balla..., 1998
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Aedes calabyi Marks, 1963
Aedes calcariae (Marks, 1957)⇒ Ochlerotatus calcariae Marks, 1957
Aedes clelandi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus clelandi Taylor, 1914
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes linesi (Marks, 1964)⇒ Ochlerotatus linesi Marks, 1964
Aedes nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes purpuriventris (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Aedes sapiens (Marks, 1964)⇒ Ochlerotatus sapiens Marks, 1964
Aedes stricklandi (Edwards, 1912)⇒ Ochlerotatus stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) aurata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Halaedes wardangensis Brust, Balla..., 1998
Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) calabyi Marks, 1963
Macleaya (Macleaya) tremula (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) calcariae Marks, 1957
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) clelandi Taylor, 1914
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Ochlerotatus linesi Marks, 1964
Ochlerotatus nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889Grey Striped Mosquito
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in South Australia
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
12
54
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