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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
860
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
298
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
136
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
27
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria
3 Families width 127 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito121SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria
27 Genera with 127 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1889Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1929Ochlerotatus43SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Australomochlonyx Freeman, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1986Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomaptera Ping, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 19595SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsaedes Belkin, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1805Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Macleaya Theobald, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 188922SpeciesTaxom
Promochlonyx Edwards, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1911Pestle Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1924Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1922Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
127 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) venustipes Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Edwardsaedes) imprimens (Walker, 1860)⇒ Edwardsaedes imprimens Walker, 1861
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes andersoni (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
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 dobrotworskyi (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya dobrotworskyi Marks, 1958
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes imperfectus (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Ochlerotatus imperfectus Dobrotworsky, 1962
Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Aedes macmillani Marks, 1964
Aedes mallochi Taylor, 1944
Aedes milsoni (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Dobrotworskyius milsoni Taylor, 1915
Aedes multiplex (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Ochlerotatus multiplex Theobald, 1903
Aedes nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Aedes nivalis (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus nivalis Edwards, 1926
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes postspiraculosus Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes purpuriventris (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Aedes quasirubithorax Theobald, 1910
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 subbasalis (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes tubbutiensis (Dobrotworsky, 1959)⇒ Dobrotworskyius tubbutiensis Dobrotworsky, 1959
Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902Western tree-hole mosquito
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Aedes wattensis Taylor, 1929
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudostigmaticus Dobrotworsky, 1957
Anopheles (Anopheles) stigmaticus Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) nili Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari Gabaldon, 1940
Australomochlonyx nitidus Freeman, 1962
Chaoborus vagus Colless, 1986
Chironomaptera collessi P. A. Jell, 1986
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) aurata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) variegata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Culex (Carrollia) bonnei Dyar, 1921
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex annulirostris annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) orbostiensis Dobrotworsky, 1958
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) douglasi Dobrotworsky, 1956
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Culex (Neoculex) pseudomelanoconia Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culiseta (Austrotheobaldia) littleri Taylor, 1914
Culiseta (Climacura) antipodea Dobrotworsky, 1962
Culiseta (Culicella) drummondi Dobrotworsky, 1960
Culiseta (Culicella) inconspicua Lee, 1937
Culiseta (Culicella) otwayensis Dobrotworsky, 1960
Culiseta (Culicella) sylvanensis Dobrotworsky, 1960
Culiseta (Culicella) victoriensis Dobrotworsky, 1954
Culiseta (Neotheobaldia) frenchii Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Neotheobaldia) hilli Edwards, 1926
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Dobrotworskyius tubbutiensis Dobrotworsky, 1959
Edwardsaedes imprimens Walker, 1861
Finlaya dobrotworskyi Marks, 1958
Johnbelkinia longipes Fabricius, 1805
Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) macmillani Marks, 1964
Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) wattensis Taylor, 1929
Macleaya (Macleaya) tremula (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Nothodixa flavicollis Tonnoir, 1923
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) calcariae Marks, 1957
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) clelandi Taylor, 1914
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus (Pseudoskusea) bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Ochlerotatus (Pseudoskusea) postspiraculosis Dobrotworsky, 1961
Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus continentalis Dobrotworsky, 1960
Ochlerotatus cunabulanus Edwards, 1924
Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Ochlerotatus imperfectus Dobrotworsky, 1962
Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Ochlerotatus nivalis Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889Grey Striped Mosquito
Promochlonyx australiensis Ferguson, 1921Phantom Midge
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) marksae Dobrotworsky, 1965
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) tasmaniensis Strickland, 1911
Uranotaenia syntheta (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Uranotaenia anhydor Dyar, 1907
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) ypsipola Dyar, 1922

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Victoria
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
21
121
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