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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kristiansand (Vest Agder, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2848
6569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
362
2845
6566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2809
6503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
2440
5907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
382
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
112
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
18
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kristiansand
6 Families width 39 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kristiansand
18 Genera with 39 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1859Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1825Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 191111SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1928Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kristiansand
39 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) obscuripes van der Wulp, 1859Sangre de cristo woodlandsnail
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra pallidula Meigen, 1830
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Simulium (Morops) longirostre Smart, 1972
Simulium (Nevermannia) bicorne Dorogostaisk..., 1935
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Simulium (Simulium) intermedium Roubaud, 1906
Simulium (Simulium) morsitans Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Simulium) noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Simulium) paramorsitans Rubtsov, 1956
Simulium (Simulium) reptans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Simulium (Simulium) truncatum Lundstrom, 1911Short Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stempellinella brevis Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus eminulus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus signatus Wulp, 1858Clokey's gilia
Tanytarsus verralli Goetghebuer, 1928

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kristiansand
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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