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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Gent (East Flanders, Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
99
347
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
99
347
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
347
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
323
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
28
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gent
3 Families width 16 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gent
13 Genera with 16 Species
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1826Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gent
16 Species
Ceratopogon niveipennis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dasyhelea flava Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) nudipennis Goetghebuer, 1949
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus intricatus Goetghebuer, 1921
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Gent
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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