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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
210
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
163
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Cooper Creek
4 Families width 6 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooper Creek
4 Genera with 6 Species
Conochironomus Freeman, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1889Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
6 Species
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cooper Creek
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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