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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Åland Islands (Finland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
233
1456
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
233
1456
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
1443
2859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1257
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
138
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Åland Islands
4 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Åland Islands
9 Genera with 16 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1838Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1931Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Åland Islands
16 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) mancus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) intersectus Staeger, 1839
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus inopertus Walker, 1856
Paryphoconus telmatophilus Macfie, 1940
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Åland Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org