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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
346
2290
4188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
344
2285
4183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
329
2252
4144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1691
3098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
285
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
78
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Ireland
5 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Ireland
20 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anatopynia Johannsen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nothogreniera Craig, Curri..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1957Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Ireland
23 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Anatopynia plumipes Fries, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Nothogreniera fergusoni Tonnoir, 1925
Nothogreniera occidentalis
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia fuscipennis Wirth, 1971
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northern Ireland
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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