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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Limburg (Flanders, Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3490
8135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
3483
8127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
383
3441
8036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
2888
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
438
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
101
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limburg (Belgium)
4 Families width 33 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limburg (Belgium)
17 Genera with 33 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1856Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limburg (Belgium)
33 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) infuscus Goetghebuer, 1929
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Eukiefferiella ilkleyensis Edwards, 1929
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) velox Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) paludis Macfie, 1936
Paratrissocladius excerptus Walker, 1856
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Tanytarsus ejuncidus Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Limburg (Belgium)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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