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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Hesse (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2369
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2367
4452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2331
4383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
1986
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
342
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
42
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hesse
5 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hesse
11 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hesse
12 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Stempellinella flavidula Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Hesse
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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