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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Monmouthshire (South Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1336
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1336
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1298
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1087
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
372
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
90
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monmouthshire
4 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies8SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monmouthshire
11 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1833Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1973New Zealand black fly1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monmouthshire
23 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia distincta Haliday, 1833
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Simulium (Nevermannia) cryophilum Rubtsov, 1959
Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Simulium noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Simulium) reptans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) variegatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Wilhelmia) equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) gracilis Haliday, 1833

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Monmouthshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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