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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
950
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
289
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
87
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
19
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Germany
3 Families width 43 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito37SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Germany
19 Genera with 43 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Amblylexis Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Amianta Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Amphipromeca Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1944Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1870Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culiciscolex Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1864Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomides Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Empidocampe Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Propexis Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaloscolex Bode, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Sphallonymphites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
43 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905
Amblylexis gibberata A. Bode, 1953
Amianta eurycephala A. Bode, 1953
Amphipromeca acuta A. Bode, 1953
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles rottensis G. Statz, 1944
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex ceyx Heyden, 1870
Culiciscolex gibberatus A. Bode, 1953
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Cyrtomides maculatus A. Bode, 1953
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Empidocampe retrocrassata A. Bode, 1953
Mansonia martinii G. Statz, 1944
Mansonia varivestita G. Statz, 1944
Neoculicites ceyx von Heyden, 1870
Propexis incerta A. Bode, 1953
Rhopaloscolex brevis A. Bode, 1953
Rhopaloscolex longus A. Bode, 1953
Sphallonymphites decurtatus A. Bode, 1953

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in West Germany
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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