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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Grampian Mountains (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
391
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
391
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
372
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
332
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
27
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grampian Mountains
3 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grampian Mountains
5 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1960Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1988New Zealand black fly4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1941Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grampian Mountains
12 Species
Aedes andersoni (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Aedes postspiraculosus Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) montanum Mackerras & ..., 1952
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) furiosum Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium colboi Davies & Gyö..., 1988
Culicoides (Trithecoides) victoriae Macfie, 1941
Paracnephia fergusoni Tonnoir, 1925
Simulium (Morops) melatum Wharton, 1949
Simulium (Nevermannia) ornatipes Skuse, 1890

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Grampian Mountains
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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