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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
642
9663
31803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
416
7897
27351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1183
3659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
310
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
96
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
20
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spain
3 Families width 69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito66SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spain
20 Genera with 69 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus16SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes11SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1955Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1975Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) echinus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes gilcolladoi Sanchez-Covi..., 1985
Aedes metoecopus Dyar, 1925
Aedes quasirusticus Torres Canam..., 1951
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) labranchiae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) marteri Senevet & Pr..., 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) melanoon Hackett, 1934
Anopheles (Anopheles) petragnani del Vecchio, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles halophylus do Nascimento &..., 2002
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Carrollia) babahoyensis Levi-castillo, 1953
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) maracayensis Evans, 1923
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa tetrica Peus, 1934
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) acutisentis Arnell, 1973
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) panarchys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) soperi Levi-castillo, 1955
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Sabethes bipartipes Dyar & Knab, 1906
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia chalcocephala Adisoemarto ..., 1975

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
17
66
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