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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
758
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
758
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
184
749
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
700
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
182
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
55
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cornwall
6 Families width 19 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cornwall
17 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1804Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cornwall
19 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dissipatus Edwards, 1929
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920Highland midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cornwall
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
4
4
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