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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Canterbury (East Kent, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1068
1525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
259
1066
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1046
1492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
887
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
164
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
60
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canterbury
4 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canterbury
6 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1973New Zealand black fly3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1892Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1920Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canterbury
12 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) laticorne Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) unicorne Dumbleton, 1973
Chironomus (Chironomus) zealandicus Hudson, 1892
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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