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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Eocene (Paleogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
3588
7202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
3583
7176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
3487
7033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
2726
5741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
99
811
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
28
450
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
148
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eocene
6 Families width 359 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge121SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids187SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Eocene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
127
308
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
17
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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