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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Epping Forest (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
519
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
519
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
502
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
453
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
113
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
58
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Epping Forest
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Epping Forest
11 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Epping Forest
15 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Corynoneura fuscihalter Edwards, 1929
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) radicicola Edwards, 1924
Orthopodomyia albionensis (MacGregor, 1919)⇒ Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Paraphaenocladius cuneatus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia conjuncta Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus nemorosus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Epping Forest
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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