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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Grand Est Region (North France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
2324
4242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2324
4242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
312
2256
4132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
222
1925
3711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
170
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
49
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grand Est Region
5 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand Est Region
17 Genera with 24 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1791Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1903Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2017Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1964Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand Est Region
24 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides bysta Sarvasova & ..., 2017
Diamesa (Diamesa) wuelkeri Serra-tosio, 1964
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Simulium brinchangense Takaoka, Sof..., 2014
Simulium gombakense Takaoka & Da..., 1995
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Grand Est Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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