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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cocos Islands (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
61
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
61
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
60
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
42
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cocos Islands
2 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cocos Islands
4 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cocos Islands
4 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Dasyhelea intonsa Debenham, 1987
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cocos Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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