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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Estonia (Baltic States)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
4959
14408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
523
4951
14395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
4883
14251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
335
4022
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
658
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
252
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
89
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Estonia
5 Families width 386 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge228SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids105SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito43SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Estonia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
76
333
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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