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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Auckland Region (Northland Peninsula, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1052
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1051
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1028
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
822
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
141
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
43
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Auckland Region
3 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Auckland Region
8 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1881New Zealand black fly2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Maorigoeldia Edwards, 1848Maori Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Semiocladius Sublette & W..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Auckland Region
11 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) australense Schiner, 1868New Zealand black fly
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) vexans Mik, 1881
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) iracunda Walker, 1848
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Maorigoeldia argyropus Walker, 1848
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito
Semiocladius reinga Leader, 1975
Telmatogeton mortoni Leader, 1975

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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