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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lancashire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
318
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
318
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
309
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
304
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
61
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Lancashire
2 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lancashire
8 Genera with 8 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1948Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lancashire
8 Species
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) macani Freeman, 1948
Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes mancunianus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Glyptotendipes scirpi Kieffer, 1915
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Heleniella ornaticollis Edwards, 1929
Stempellinella minor (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Thaumalea (Helodon) truncata Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lancashire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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