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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Akershus (Viken, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
407
3382
8309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
405
3378
8305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3335
8218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2872
7384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
75
580
1633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
188
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Akershus
5 Families width 35 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Akershus
25 Genera with 35 Species
#ACDEFMPST
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1826Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1839Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Akershus
35 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) obscuripes van der Wulp, 1859Sangre de cristo woodlandsnail
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus (Chironomus) prasinus Meigen, 1804
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Clinohelea (Clinohelea) unimaculata Macquart, 1826
Conchapelopia aagaardi Murray, 1987
Conchapelopia abiskoensis Goetghebuer, 1940
Conchapelopia melanops Meigen, 1818
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culicoides (Oecacta) pictipennis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Culicoides festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Smittia neria
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanypus pallidicornis (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Tanypodinae pallidicornis Zetterstedt, 1850

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Akershus
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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