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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
234
14306
200735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
72
3726
71960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
11
1207
25823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
11 Families width 25823 Species and 274 Subspecies
Asiochaoboridae Hong & Wang, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6879SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge266SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11096SpeciesTaxom
Corethrellidae (Wood & Borkent, 1986)Frog biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4542SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges287SpeciesTaxom
Mesophantasmatidae Rohdendorf, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Protendipedidae Rohdendorf, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2543SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges201SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Continents
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
950
17975
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
4
161
5096
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
89
2744
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsiochaoboridae
Hong & Wang, 1990
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesophantasmatidae
Rohdendorf, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtendipedidae
Rohdendorf, 1962
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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