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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lake Eyre Basin (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
117
323
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
269
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Eyre Basin
4 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Eyre Basin
7 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1850Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1922Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1954Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Eyre Basin
12 Species
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes nivalis (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus nivalis Edwards, 1926
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culiseta (Culicella) victoriensis Dobrotworsky, 1954
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lake Eyre Basin
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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