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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Isle of Purbeck (Dorsetshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
676
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
676
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
659
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
613
928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
30
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Isle of Purbeck
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Isle of Purbeck
8 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Purbeck
15 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Chaetocladius purbeckensis Langton & Ar..., 2015
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Isle of Purbeck
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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