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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kuranda (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1672
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1672
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
239
1606
2207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1409
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
73
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuranda
2 Families width 22 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuranda
8 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1910Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1980Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1889Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1910Pestle Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuranda
22 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947
Aedes mackerrasi (Taylor, 1927)⇒ Patmarksia mackerrasi Taylor, 1927
Aedes palmarum (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Patmarksia palmarum Edwards, 1924
Aedes spinosipes Edwards, 1922
Aedes subbasalis (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) chaetoventralis Theobald, 1910
Culicoides (Avaritia) jacobsoni Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Avaritia) wadai Kitaoka, 1980
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) quasiornatus Taylor, 1915
Tripteroides apicotriangulatus Theobald, 1910
Verrallina (Verrallina) similis Theobald, 1910

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kuranda
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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