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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Aberdeenshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1375
2378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1375
2378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
247
1339
2324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1177
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
220
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
66
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aberdeenshire
4 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aberdeenshire
18 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1804Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Himatendipes Tokunaga, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aberdeenshire
21 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Cricotopus (Isocladius) brevipalpis Kieffer, 1909
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Himatendipes glacies (Tokunaga, 1959)⇒ Tanytarsini glacies Tokunaga, 1959
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Aberdeenshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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