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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1702
7866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
501
2321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
172
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Italy
7 Families width 804 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge110SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids470SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito92SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges18SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies93SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges15SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Italy
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
147
580
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
16
116
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
9
108
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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