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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
126
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
44
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Crete
4 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Crete
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1987Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
8 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) latior Reiss, 1988
Forcipomyia mediterranea Kieffer, 1919
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) scirpicola Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus cretensis Reiss, 1987
Thaumalea malickyi Theischinger, 1979

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Crete
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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