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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
656
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
203
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
80
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
18
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tasmania
3 Families width 74 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito69SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tasmania
18 Genera with 74 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1889Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1914Ochlerotatus32SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1986Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1914Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1983Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 19593SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 196111SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1911Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1924Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
74 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) venustipes Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Scutomyia) albolineatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) andrewsi Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) hebrideus Edwards, 1926
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes andersoni (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Aedes calcariae (Marks, 1957)⇒ Ochlerotatus calcariae Marks, 1957
Aedes clelandi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus clelandi Taylor, 1914
Aedes continentalis (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus continentalis Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes cunabulanus (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Ochlerotatus cunabulanus Edwards, 1924
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Aedes nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Aedes nivalis (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus nivalis Edwards, 1926
Aedes postspiraculosus Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes procax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus procax Skuse, 1889
Aedes pseudonormanensis (Marks, 1949)⇒ Ochlerotatus pseudonormanensis Marks, 1949
Aedes purpuriventris (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes rupestris (Dobrotworsky, 1959)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Aedes spilotus (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus spilotus Marks, 1963
Aedes stricklandi (Edwards, 1912)⇒ Ochlerotatus stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedimorphus alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) tasmaniensis Dobrotworsky, 1966
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) punctulatus Dönitz, 1901
Chaoborus vagus Colless, 1986
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Culiseta (Austrotheobaldia) littleri Taylor, 1914
Culiseta (Culicella) inconspicua Lee, 1937
Culiseta (Culicella) weindorferi Webb, 1983
Dixella tasmaniensis Osten Sacken, 1887
Dixella unipunctata Osten Sacken, 1887
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842Salt-water Mosquito
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Nothodixa geniculata Tonnoir, 1923
Nothodixa otagensis Loew, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) spilotus Marks, 1963
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus continentalis Dobrotworsky, 1960
Ochlerotatus cunabulanus Edwards, 1924
Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) tasmaniensis Strickland, 1911
Wyeomyia mystes Dyar, 1924

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
15
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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