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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region NSW North Coast (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1215
2482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
240
1215
2482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
1171
2399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
909
1943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
220
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
17
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for NSW North Coast
3 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for NSW North Coast
6 Genera with 10 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1889Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1889Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for NSW North Coast
10 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Austrothaumalea bickeli Theischinger, 1988
Austrothaumalea capricornis Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea concava Sinclair, 2008
Austrothaumalea macalpinei Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Dixella nicholsoni Tonnoir, 1923
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Ochlerotatus (Pholeomyia) flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in NSW North Coast
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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