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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lapland (North Finland, Finland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
842
1540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
842
1540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
820
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
776
1453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
171
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
45
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lapland
3 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lapland
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2018Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lapland
13 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) nigrovittatus Goetghebuer, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Endochironomus oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Metacnephia bilineata Rubtsov, 1940
Metacnephia lyra Lundstrom, 1911
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) ursinum Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Simulium (Simulium) posticatum Meigen, 1838Blandford fly
Stegopterna mutata Malloch, 1914
Tanytarsus latens Giłka, Paas..., 2018

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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