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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
174
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
174
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
157
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
126
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thursday Island
1 Family width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thursday Island
4 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thursday Island
10 Species
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Thursday Island
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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