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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Leicestershire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1538
2892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1537
2891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1516
2860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
1332
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
192
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
43
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leicestershire
4 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leicestershire
9 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leicestershire
13 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Clinotanypus nervosus Meigen, 1818
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Nevermannia) angustitarse Lundstrom, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Stenochironomus (Petalopholeus) fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Leicestershire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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