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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1055
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
909
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
176
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
74
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
41
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antarctica
4 Families width 44 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids31SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antarctica
41 Genera with 44 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Belgica Jacobs, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Crozetia Davies, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Eretmoptera Kellog, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halirytus Eaton, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Microzetia Seguy, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
44 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Coetzeemyia) fryeri Theobald, 1912
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes dufouri Hamon, 1953
Belgica albipes Seguy, 1965
Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900Antarctic midge
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Crozetia crozetensis Womersley, 1937
Crozetia seguyi Beaucournu-S..., 1990
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Eretmoptera murphyi Schaeffer, 1914
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Halirytus magellanicus Jacobs, 1900
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microzetia mirabilis Seguy, 1965
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909Okanogan fameflower
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus crozetensis Serra-tosio, 1986
Parochlus steinenii Gercke, 1889
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) limbatum (Knab, 1915)⇒ Simulium vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Telmatogeton amphibius Eaton, 1875
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Antarctica
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
36
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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