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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Churchill County (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
870
954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
868
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
828
894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
734
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
134
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Churchill County (Queensland)
5 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Churchill County (Queensland)
13 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1917Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1903Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Churchill County (Queensland)
18 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) punctolateralis Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Churchill County (Queensland)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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