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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
2831
4880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
2830
4879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
2789
4807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
2262
4034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
509
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
148
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
78
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australian Capital Territory
5 Families width 143 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge38SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids80SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australian Capital Territory
78 Genera with 143 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Aphroteniella Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Austrocladius Freeman, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925New Zealand black fly1SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 19994SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20158SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1920Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 19624SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Imparipecten Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Lanatomyia Debenham, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopini1SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Niphta Theischinger, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18893SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pirara Boothroyd & ..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Podonomius Kalugina, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1961Green Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Yarrhpelopia1SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australian Capital Territory
143 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes calcariae (Marks, 1957)⇒ Ochlerotatus calcariae Marks, 1957
Aedes milsoni (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Dobrotworskyius milsoni Taylor, 1915
Aedes nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes subbasalis (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Allohelea harpagonifera Debenham, 1972
Alluaudomyia appendiculata Debenham, 1971
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Aphroteniella tenuicornis Brundin, 1966
Austrobrillia longipes Freeman, 1961
Austrocladius numerosus Skuse, 1889
Austrocladius terjugus Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) torrentium Tonnoir, 1925
Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger, 1986
Botryocladius brindabella Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius collessi Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius freemani Cranston & E..., 1999
Botryocladius grapeth Cranston & E..., 1999
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bifurcus Debenham, 1991
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bryanae Debenham, 1991
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) medusae Debenham, 1991
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cardiocladius australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) alternans Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) australis Macquart, 1847
Chironomus australiensis (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini australiensis Freeman, 1961
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Cladotanytarsus australomancus Glover, 1973
Clinohelea tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) variegata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Corynoneura australiensis Freeman, 1961
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) acornis Cranston & K..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitarsis Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annuliventris Skuse, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) brevicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) conicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) hillmani Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) varicornis Cranston & K..., 2015
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culicoides (Amossovia) flukei Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides (Trithecoides) bundyensis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides (Trithecoides) purus Lee & Reye, 1963
Culicoides (Trithecoides) sigmoidus Lee & Reye, 1963
Culicoides (Trithecoides) victoriae Macfie, 1941
Culicoides chaetophthalmus (Amossova, 1957)⇒ Culicoides comosioculatus Tokunaga, 1956
Culicoides pycnostictus Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dicrotendipes bilobatus Kieffer, 1917
Dicrotendipes conjunctus Walker, 1856
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius milsoni Taylor, 1915
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Echinohelea australiensis Debenham, 1970
Einfeldia australiensis Freeman Freeman, 0
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia (Bassoforcipomyia) incus Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) deucalionis Debenham & W..., 1984
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) galeata Debenham & W..., 1984
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) saltivaga Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) bullata Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) parvicrater Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) semota Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) tortuosa Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) colonus Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) tomaculorum Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) willisi Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Pedilohelea) proavia Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) monoceros Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Hebetula gladiator Debenham, 1974
Imparipecten pictipes Freeman, 1961
Lanatomyia miles Debenham, 1974
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) riverinaensis Smee, 1966
Macropelopini masteri Skuse, 1889
Mallochohelea australiensis Lee, 1948
Mallochohelea satelles Debenham, 1974
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Monohelea bidens Debenham, 1972
Monohelea inflatistyla Debenham, 1972
Monohelea ponticulifera Debenham, 1972
Monopelopia masteri Skuse, 1889
Niphta collessi Theischinger, 1986
Palpomyia subalpina Lee, 1948
Paraborniella tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Paraheptagyia tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Paralimnophyes albibasis Freeman, 1961
Parametriocnemus ornaticornis Kieffer, 1917
Paratanytarsus jefferyi Glover, 1973
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus modicus Skuse, 1889
Paratrichocladius pluriserialis Freeman, 1959
Pirara australiensis Boothroyd & ..., 1995
Podonomius macromastix E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Procladius squamifer Freeman, 1961
Prosimulium aurantiacum Tonnoir, 1925
Prosimulium pilfreyi Davies & Gyo..., 1988
Pseudosmittia pluriserialis Freeman, 1959
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Rheotanytarsus flabellatus Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Rheotanytarsus trivittatus Johannsen, 1932
Riethia azeylandica Cranston, 2019
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia hamodivisa Cranston, 2019
Riethia phangari Cranston, 2019
Riethia plumosa Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Simulium (Morops) torresianum Mackerras & ..., 1955
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stenochironomus anomalus (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomini anomalus Kieffer, 1918
Stictocladius sofour Cranston & S..., 2010
Stictocladius uniserialis Freeman, 1961
Stictocladius victoriensis Freeman, 1961
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus masteri (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Macropelopini masteri Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus belairensis Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus commoni Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus inextentus Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus leipae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus mendumae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus palmatus Freeman, 1961
Tanytarsus spinosus Freeman, 1961
Yarrhpelopia norrisi Cranston, 2017
Zavreliella anomalus Freeman, 1961
Zavreliella australiensis Freeman, 1961
Zavrelimyia punctipennis Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Australian Capital Territory
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
65
118
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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