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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region North Rhine-Westphalia (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4332
12469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
4330
12467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
420
4225
12202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
3513
10630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
398
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
109
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
24
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Rhine-Westphalia
6 Families width 51 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge17SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids13SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Rhine-Westphalia
24 Genera with 51 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1944Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1870Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1870Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1944Midge12SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Simulia Olfers, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Rhine-Westphalia
51 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles rottensis ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Atrichopogon brunnescens ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Bezzia longipennis ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus tertiarius ♰ C. von Heyden, 1862
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus antiquus ♰ C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus bituminosus ♰ von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus decrepitus ♰ von Heyden, 1870
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex ceyx Heyden, 1870
Culicoides abbreviatipennis ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides atratus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides austerus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides bicolor ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides elongatulus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides gracilior ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides jucundus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides liliputanus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides obesus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides obscuratus ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides tenuipennis ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides ventralis ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Mansonia martinii ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Mansonia varivestita ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Neoculicites ceyx von Heyden, 1870
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Pelopiina exuvia ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina pupa
Serromyia alphea ♰ L. von Heyden, 1870
Simulia pasithea von Heyden, 1870
Simulium (Eusimulium) velutinum Santos Abreu, 1922
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) veterana ♰ G. Statz, 1944
Tanypus dorminans von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus obscurus (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus pagasti Statz, 1944
Tanypus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus thienemanni Statz, 1944

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in North Rhine-Westphalia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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