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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
268
1353
2302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
267
1351
2298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
257
1324
2247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
181
1072
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
156
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
39
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
4 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
18 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1951Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eretmoptera Kellog, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
26 Species
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Allocladius lusciniolus Sæther & An..., 2011
Atrichopogon jamnbacki Wirth, 1994
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides wirthi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) nilssoni Szadziewski, 2000
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eretmoptera murphyi Schaeffer, 1914
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia amazonensis Theobald, 1901
Parochlus steinenii Gercke, 1889
Simulium (Nevermannia) loveridgei Crosskey, 1965
Simulium (Nevermannia) politum Crosskey, 1977
Simulium atlanticum Crosskey, 1969
Smittia foliacea Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton sanctipauli Schiner, 1866Cut-leaf water-milfoil

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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