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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Hertfordshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1432
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
1432
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1401
2464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1278
2311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
350
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
156
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
26
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hertfordshire
5 Families width 44 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids24SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hertfordshire
26 Genera with 44 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1850Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1939Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hertfordshire
44 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Bryophaenocladius illimbatus Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius simus Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius xanthogyne Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius xynthogyne Edwards, 1929
Corynoneura innupta (Edwards, 1919)⇒ Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) absurdus Johannsen, 1905
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) biformis (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Cricotopus fuscus Kieffer, 1909
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) brunnicans Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Oecacta) cubitalis (Edwards, 1939)⇒ Culicoides kubunensis Tokunaga, 1937
Culicoides (Oecacta) simulator Edwards, 1939
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) affinis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Endochironomus impar Walker, 1856
Eukiefferiella hospita (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) radicicola Edwards, 1924
Guttipelopia guttipennis Wulp, 1874
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Gymnometriocnemus brevitarsis Edwards, 1929
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parachironomus claviforceps Edwards, 1929
Parakiefferiella cheethamii
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes nudisquama Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia trilobata Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Hellichiella) yerburyi (Edwards, 1920)⇒ Simulium latipes Meigen, 1804
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Stempellinella cuneipennis Edwards, 1929
Synorthocladius tripilatus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Thienemanniella lutea Edwards, 1924

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Hertfordshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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