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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
692
6147
13193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
690
6143
13188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
629
5970
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
401
5027
11447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
106
1237
3494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
409
1176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
117
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
17
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South England
3 Families width 96 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito81SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South England
17 Genera with 96 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus33SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes10SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1923Typical Mosquito21SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethrina Kalugina, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1923Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Taeniorhynchus Lynch Arribá..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1964Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
96 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) luteovittata
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sylvae Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) terriei Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes palmarum (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Patmarksia palmarum Edwards, 1924
Aedes protolepis T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
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
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) memorans Bonne-Wepster, 1930
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) madininensis Senevet, 1936
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) leonardi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Neoculex) postspiraculosus Lee, 1944
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex protolepis Cockerell, 1915
Culex protorhinus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Culex vectensis F. W. Edwards, 1923
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa priscula Cockerell, 1921
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Eucorethrina westwoodi E. D. Lukash..., 2001
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia cockerelli F. W. Edwards, 1923
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Taeniorhynchus cockerelli Edwards, 1923
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) hirsutifemora Peters, 1964

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in South England
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
12
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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