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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
855
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
756
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
150
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
46
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cheshire
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cheshire
12 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1963Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1889Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1956Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1939Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cheshire
15 Species
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes purpureifemur (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpureifemur Marks, 1959
Aedes turneri (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus turneri Marks, 1963
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Bryophaenocladius femineus Edwards, 1929
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Corynoneura carriana Edwards, 1924
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) latus Dobrotworsky, 1956
Culicoides (Culicoides) grisescens Edwards, 1939
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Paraphaenocladius penerasus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cheshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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