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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region East Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1529
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
1529
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
254
1460
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1252
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
290
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
67
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Cambridgeshire
5 Families width 27 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Cambridgeshire
20 Genera with 27 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1939Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19792SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19407SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1889Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Cambridgeshire
27 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Oecacta) truncorum Edwards, 1939
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Paratanytarsus penicillatus Goetghebuer, 1928
Pseudosmittia trilobata Edwards, 1929
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Rheotanytarsus montanus Lehmann, 1979
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) bovis Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) mcmahoni Meillon, 1940
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in East Cambridgeshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
7
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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