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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region California (Stirlingshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
635
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
635
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
627
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
548
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
182
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
38
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California (Stirlingshire)
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California (Stirlingshire)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1776Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Eusimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California (Stirlingshire)
15 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in California (Stirlingshire)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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