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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lower Saxony (North Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
2293
4093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
2290
4090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
374
2228
3987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
245
1788
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
237
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
62
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lower Saxony
3 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lower Saxony
12 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Amblylexis Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Amianta Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Amphipromeca Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Auchenophorites Carpenter, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Culiciscolex Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomides Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Empidocampe Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Propexis Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaloscolex Bode, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Sphallonymphites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Saxony
14 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Amblylexis gibberata A. Bode, 1953
Amianta eurycephala A. Bode, 1953
Amphipromeca acuta A. Bode, 1953
Auchenophorites sculpturatus A. Bode, 1953
Culiciscolex gibberatus A. Bode, 1953
Cyrtomides maculatus A. Bode, 1953
Empidocampe retrocrassata A. Bode, 1953
Propexis incerta A. Bode, 1953
Rhopaloscolex brevis A. Bode, 1953
Rhopaloscolex longus A. Bode, 1953
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Sphallonymphites decurtatus A. Bode, 1953

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lower Saxony
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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