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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Launceston (Northeast Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
395
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
395
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
388
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
320
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Launceston (Tasmania)
2 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Launceston (Tasmania)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1847Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1953Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Launceston (Tasmania)
7 Species
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Ochlerotatus nigrithorax Macquart, 1847
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Launceston (Tasmania)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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