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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Faro (Algarve, Portugal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1306
1746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
280
1304
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
268
1272
1694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1036
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
266
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Faro
4 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Faro
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 0Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Faro
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles amictus amictus
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Zavrelimyia nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Faro
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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