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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lower Miocene (Miocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
413
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
163
411
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
154
390
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
287
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
86
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
54
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lower Miocene
3 Families width 20 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lower Miocene
13 Genera with 20 Species
Calopsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1966Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19576SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicoides Boorman & Lane, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nomochirus Gil Collado, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Paraculicoides Pierce, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 2008Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Miocene
20 Species
Culicoides carri Pierce, 1966
Culicoides fossilis W. D. Pierce, 1966
Culicoides laurae Pierce, 1966
Culicoides megacanthus A. R. Palmer, 1957
Culicoides mioceneus Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea antiqua A. R. Palmer, 1957
Dasyhelea browneae Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea dara W. D. Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea judithae W. D. Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea kanakoffi Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea stenoceras A. R. Palmer, 1957
Johannsenomyia hotchkissae W. D. Pierce, 1966
Neoculicoides jeanneae W. D. Pierce, 1966
Nomochirus sampelayoi J. Gil Collado, 1926
Palpomyia freyi Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia multispinosa W. D. Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia ryshkoffi Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia shilo Pierce, 1966
Paraculicoides rouseae Pierce, 1966
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) mexicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2008

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lower Miocene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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