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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
770
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
770
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
751
995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
563
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
47
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Adelaide
2 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Adelaide
4 Genera with 4 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Adelaide
4 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Adelaide
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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