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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1508
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
1259
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
47
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Territories
2 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Territories
5 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1898Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1938Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
7 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898
Culex (Culex) annulus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) huffi Causey, 1938
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in New Territories
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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