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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
647
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
160
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
24
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
3 Families width 103 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito99SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
24 Genera with 103 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus38SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1986Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1944Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lorrainea Belkin, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Macleaya Theobald, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 188916SpeciesTaxom
Patmarksia Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Promochlonyx Edwards, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1903Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1947Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
103 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Finlaya) novalbitarsis King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Halaedes ashworthi Edwards, 1921
Aedes (Lorrainea) dasyorrhus (King & Hoogs..., 1946)⇒ Lorrainea dasyorrhus King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) katherinensis (Woodhill, 1949)⇒ Stegomyia katherinensis Woodhill, 1949
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Aedes biocellatus Taylor, 1915
Aedes britteni Marks & Hodgkin, 1958
Aedes cacozelus (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus cacozelus Marks, 1963
Aedes calabyi Marks, 1963
Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947
Aedes clelandi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus clelandi Taylor, 1914
Aedes daliensis Taylor, 1916
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes elchoensis Taylor, 1929
Aedes hesperonotius (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus hesperonotius Marks, 1959
Aedes hodgkini (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus hodgkini Marks, 1959
Aedes macintoshi (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus macintoshi Marks, 1959
Aedes milsoni (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Dobrotworskyius milsoni Taylor, 1915
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes postspiraculosus Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes pseudonormanensis (Marks, 1949)⇒ Ochlerotatus pseudonormanensis Marks, 1949
Aedes purpureifemur (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpureifemur Marks, 1959
Aedes ratcliffei (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus ratcliffei Marks, 1959
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Aedes stricklandi (Edwards, 1912)⇒ Ochlerotatus stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes turneri (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus turneri Marks, 1963
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Chaoborus longicercus Colless, 1986
Chaoborus punctilliger Colless, 1986
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) giblini Taylor, 1914
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex annulirostris annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) latus Dobrotworsky, 1956
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) atra Lee, 1944
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Halaedes ashworthi Edwards, 1921
Lorrainea dasyorrhus King & Hoogs..., 1946
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) calabyi Marks, 1963
Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) elchoensis Taylor, 1929
Macleaya (Macleaya) tremula (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Molpemyia purpurea Theobald, 1910
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) turneri Marks, 1963
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) clelandi Taylor, 1914
Ochlerotatus (Pseudoskusea) bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Ochlerotatus cacozelus Marks, 1963
Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Ochlerotatus hesperonotius Marks, 1959
Ochlerotatus hodgkini Marks, 1959
Ochlerotatus macintoshi Marks, 1959
Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Ochlerotatus pseudonormanensis Marks, 1949
Ochlerotatus purpureifemur Marks, 1959
Ochlerotatus ratcliffei Marks, 1959
Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Promochlonyx australiensis Ferguson, 1921Phantom Midge
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Stegomyia katherinensis Woodhill, 1949
Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) punctolateralis Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) reesi King & Hoogs..., 1947

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
21
99
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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