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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Ayrshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1156
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1156
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
1126
2009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
997
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
340
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
88
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ayrshire
6 Families width 42 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids24SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ayrshire
28 Genera with 42 Species
#ABCDEGHOPRST
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1804Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1910Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Eusimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectra Reiss, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ayrshire
42 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Brachypogon (Isohelea) perpusillus Edwards, 1921
Ceratopogon nitidulus Edwards, 1921
Ceratopogon perpusillus Edwards, 1921
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) delta Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) deltus Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) grisescens Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Oecacta) cubitalis (Edwards, 1939)⇒ Culicoides kubunensis Tokunaga, 1937
Culicoides (Oecacta) heliophilus Edwards, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937Cafe falso
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) polita Edwards, 1921
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Halocladius (Halocladius) fucicola Edwards, 1926
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) glabripennis Goetghebuer, 1921
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Parachironomus digitalis Edwards, 1929
Paraphaenocladius penerasus Edwards, 1929
Parapsectra monticola Edwards, 1929
Parapsectra nana Meigen, 1818
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Parochlus peregrinus Edwards, 1929
Potthastia campestris Edwards, 1929
Potthastia longimana (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922
Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia scotica Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia trilobata Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) fuscipes Kieffer, 1909Pygmy fameflower
Rheocricotopus foveatus Edwards, 1929
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Simulium (Simulium) morsitans Edwards, 1915
Stempellinella brevis Edwards, 1929
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ayrshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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