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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1683
3013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1678
3006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
1673
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1269
2340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
307
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
112
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madeira Island
6 Families width 75 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids58SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madeira Island
50 Genera with 75 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
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, 1818Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1955Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1952Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1945Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lymnophyes4SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichlocladius1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phaenospectra1SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira Island
75 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
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
Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855
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) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex hortensis maderensis Mattingly, 1955
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Diamesa (Diamesa) permacra Walker, 1856
Diamesa (Nesodiamesa) alata Stora, 1945
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dixa tetrica Peus, 1934
Eukiefferiella devonica Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella gracei Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella similis Goetghebuer, 1939
Forcipomyia (Dycea) madeira Clastrier, 1991
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Larsia curticalcar Kieffer, 1918
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
Micropsectra freyi Stora, 1945
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
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 impensus Walker, 1856
Paratrichlocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Paratrissocladius excerptus Walker, 1856
Phaenospectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) atripes Kieffer, 1913
Rheotanytarsus guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Simulium (Eusimulium) petricolum Rivosecchi, 1963
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
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 nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Madeira Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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