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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Holocene (Quaternary)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
211
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
211
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
210
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
163
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Holocene
4 Families width 15 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Holocene
6 Genera with 15 Species
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Holocene
15 Species
Ceratopogon crassipalpis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon madagascariensis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon tenuipes F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon viscatus F. Meunier, 1912
Chironomus haustus Meunier, 1912
Chironomus inclusus (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus leucomelas Gistl, 1831
Chironomus meunieri F. Meunier, 1912
Corynocera duffi Deevey, 1955
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex flavus (Ventrillon, 1904)⇒ Coquillettidia grandidieri Blanchard, 1905
Simulium (Inseliellum) raivavaense D. A. Craig, 2013
Simulium (Inseliellum) rurutuense Craig, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) teruamanga Craig, 1986
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Holocene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
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