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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Transcaucasia (Caucasus)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4300
10677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
450
4300
10677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
4215
10488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3427
9035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
574
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
208
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
88
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transcaucasia
2 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transcaucasia
7 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transcaucasia
16 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) georgianus King, 1939Fresh flood-water mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) superpictus Grassi, 1899
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dixa californica Bigot, 1892Horse purslane
Dixa recens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Transcaucasia
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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