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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Far East (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1257
36320
255777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1251
36273
255683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1149
35660
253017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
671
26495
204903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
176
4573
40074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
53
1310
13790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
9
444
5216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Far East
9 Families width 5216 Species and 19 Subspecies
Asiochaoboridae Hong & Wang, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1335SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge30SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1750SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1504SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges38SpeciesTaxom
Protendipedidae Rohdendorf, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies548SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges5SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Far East
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
347
3085
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
74
1572
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
17
553
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAsiochaoboridae
Hong & Wang, 1990
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtendipedidae
Rohdendorf, 1962
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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