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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Madeira (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
2080
4021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
329
2074
4010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
325
2069
4000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1577
3164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
349
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
126
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
55
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madeira
6 Families width 100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids73SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madeira
55 Genera with 100 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Boreoheptagyia Brundin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1910Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1955Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1903Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1945Snow Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Lymnophyes4SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichlocladius1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phaenospectra1SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19703SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2017Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18303SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira
100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Boreoheptagyia legeri Goetghebuer, 1933
Brachypogon (Isohelea) griseipennis Stora, 1945
Bryophaenocladius illimbatus Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius subvernealis Edwards, 1929
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cardiocladius capucinus Zetterstedt, 1850
Cardiocladius freyi Stora, 1936
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) melaleucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) beckeri Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) similis Goetghebuer, 1921
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Culex (Culex) molestus Forskal, 1775Underground mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex hortensis maderensis Mattingly, 1955
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Diamesa (Diamesa) lavillei Serra-tosio, 1970
Diamesa (Diamesa) permacra Walker, 1856
Diamesa (Nesodiamesa) alata Stora, 1945
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dixa tetrica Peus, 1934
Eukiefferiella atlantica (Stora, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Eukiefferiella devonica Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella gracei Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella similis Goetghebuer, 1939
Forcipomyia (Dycea) madeira Clastrier, 1991
Forcipomyia maderia Clastrier, 1991
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Larsia curticalcar Kieffer, 1918
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes prolongatus (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Limnophyes madeirae Saether, 1990
Lymnophyes madeirae Saether, 1990
Lymnophyes minimus Meigen, 1818
Lymnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Lymnophyes pentaplastus Kieffer, 1921
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Micropsectra andalusiaca Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra freyi Stora, 1945
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) eatoni (Edwards, 1916)⇒ Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1908
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivicola Kieffer, 1911Quill fameflower
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) thienemanni Kieffer, 1906Pygmy fameflower
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratrichlocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Paratrissocladius excerptus Walker, 1856
Phaenospectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) atripes Kieffer, 1913
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Rheotanytarsus ringei Lehmann, 1970
Simulium (Eusimulium) petricolum Rivosecchi, 1963
Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart, 1838
Simulium (Obuchovia) ibericum Crosskey & S..., 1985
Simulium (Simulium) intermedium Roubaud, 1906
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia nudipennis Goetghebuer, 1913
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963Sulphur mallow
Tanytarsus curticornis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963
Tanytarsus madeiraensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thalassosmittia atlantica Stora, 1936
Thaumalea brincki Vaillant, 1960
Thaumalea subafricana Becker, 1908
Thienemanniella clavicornis Kieffer, 1911
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Zavrelimyia barbatipes Kieffer, 1911
Zavrelimyia nubila Meigen, 1830
Zavrelimyia nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Madeira
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
47
81
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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