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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1502
2349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1500
2347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1458
2278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1272
2004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
219
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
72
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Kent
4 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Kent
9 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1927Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1973New Zealand black fly3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1892Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1944Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Kent
21 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) laticorne Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) unicorne Dumbleton, 1973
Chironomus (Chironomus) zealandicus Hudson, 1892
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) postspiraculosus Lee, 1944
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in East Kent
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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