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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mareeba (Atherton Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
527
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
527
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
481
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
391
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
36
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mareeba
3 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mareeba
8 Genera with 18 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1836Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1933Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2000Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mareeba
18 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya josephinae Marks, 1958
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Tanytarsus humphreyi Cranston, 2000

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mareeba
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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