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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lord Howe Islands (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
504
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
502
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
502
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
359
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
74
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lord Howe Islands
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lord Howe Islands
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1920Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1917Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lord Howe Islands
9 Species
Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842
Aedes lauriei Carter, 1920
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) howensis Cranston & K..., 2015
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Tanytarsus neosydneyensis Glover, 1973

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lord Howe Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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