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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Bridgend County Borough (South Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1176
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1176
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1154
2219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
1040
2076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
399
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
53
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bridgend County Borough
6 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bridgend County Borough
8 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bridgend County Borough
10 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Ceratopogon crassinervis (Goetghebuer, 1920)⇒ Ceratopogon naccinervis Borkent, 1997
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Bridgend County Borough
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
5
7
Families
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