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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1836
3197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1831
3189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1806
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1431
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
285
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
70
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
7
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brussels Capital Region
2 Families width 22 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
7 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18524SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
22 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) infuscus Goetghebuer, 1929
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) velox Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia halterata Winnertz, 1852

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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