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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region North England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
413
3164
6368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
412
3163
6367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3084
6204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2692
5642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
592
1303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
181
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
71
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North England
6 Families width 149 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids88SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito35SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North England
71 Genera with 149 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1963Ochlerotatus14SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1956Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1939Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 01SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1914Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 02SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Thiennemannimyia3SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelopia Fittkau, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North England
149 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes purpureifemur (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpureifemur Marks, 1959
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes turneri (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus turneri Marks, 1963
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Bryophaenocladius femineus Edwards, 1929
Bryophaenocladius subvernalis Edwards, 1929
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dentiforceps Edwards, 1929
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) macani Freeman, 1948
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Corynoneura carriana Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) ephippium Zetterstedt, 1838
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) lacuum (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Cricotopus ephippium Zetterstedt, 1838
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Nostococladius) lygropis Edwards, 1929
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Neoculex) latus Dobrotworsky, 1956
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) grisescens Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920Highland midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) cubitalis (Edwards, 1939)⇒ Culicoides kubunensis Tokunaga, 1937
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) saxicola Edwards, 1929
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Eukiefferiella gracei Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella ilkleyensis Edwards, 1929
Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes mancunianus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Glyptotendipes scirpi Kieffer, 1915
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Halliella triplicata
Halocladius (Psammocladius) braunsi Goetghebuer, 1942
Heleniella ornaticollis Edwards, 1929
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes gurgicola Edwards, 1929
Mesosmittia flexuella Edwards, 1929
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra vernalis Goetghebuer, 1931
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans Taylor, 1914
Nanocladius bicolor Zetterstedt, 1838
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Pagastiella orophila Edwards, 1929
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) luteifemorata Edwards, 1926
Paracladius conversus Walker, 1856
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Parakiefferiella bathophila Kieffer, 1912
Parakiefferiella cheethamii
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius penerasus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus penicillatus Goetghebuer, 1928
Paratrichocladius skirwithensis Edwards, 1929
Parochlus peregrinus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nubens Edwards, 1929
Potthastia campestris Edwards, 1929
Potthastia montium Edwards, 1929
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909
Procladius (Psilotanypus) flavifrons Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium inflatum (Davies, 1957)⇒ Prosimulium latimucro Enderlein, 1925
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Monopsectrocladius) calcaratus Edwards, 1929
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932
Pseudosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Pseudosmittia recta (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Metomphalus) chutteri Lewis, 1965
Simulium (Morops) longirostre Smart, 1972
Simulium (Nevermannia) dunfellense Davies, 1966
Simulium (Nevermannia) naturale Davies, 1966
Simulium (Simulium) sublacustre Davies, 1966
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellinella brevis Edwards, 1929
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella minor (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Synorthocladius tripilatus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus excavatus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus samboni (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Thaumalea (Helodon) truncata Edwards, 1929
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929
Thienemannia gracei Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella flavescens Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Thienemannimyia fusciceps Edwards, 1929
Thienemannimyia woodi Edwards, 1929
Thiennemannimyia fusciceps
Thiennemannimyia northumbrica Edwards, 1929
Thiennemannimyia woodi
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pygmaea Theobald, 1901
Virgatanytarsus richmondensis Edwards, 1929
Xenopelopia falcigera Kieffer, 1911

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in North England
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
99
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
11
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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