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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kimberley (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
430
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
430
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
418
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
301
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kimberley (Australia)
2 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kimberley (Australia)
7 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1903Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kimberley (Australia)
13 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) katherinensis (Woodhill, 1949)⇒ Stegomyia katherinensis Woodhill, 1949
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Dicrotendipes balciunasi Epler, 1988
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) punctolateralis Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kimberley (Australia)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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