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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
365
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
120
514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
62
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
4 Families width 327 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge139SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids116SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito69SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Micronesia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
50
255
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
69
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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