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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
1500
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1499
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1462
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1288
2286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
278
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
49
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Blue Mountains
6 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges8SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Blue Mountains
13 Genera with 29 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1948Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19867SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1920Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Imparipecten Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Niphta Theischinger, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Blue Mountains
29 Species
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) katherinensis (Woodhill, 1949)⇒ Stegomyia katherinensis Woodhill, 1949
Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947
Aedes keefei King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes monocellatus Marks, 1948
Aedes subauridorsum Marks, 1948
Austrothaumalea capricornis Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea minnamurrae Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea ramosa Sinclair, 2008
Austrothaumalea spinosa Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea theischingeri Sinclair, 2008
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Imparipecten pictipes Freeman, 1961
Niphta farecta Theischinger, 1986
Paracnephia aurantiaca Tonnoir, 1925
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) tasmaniensis Strickland, 1911
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) diagonalis Brug, 1934
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Blue Mountains
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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