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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Okayama (Chugoku, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
594
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
594
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
564
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
535
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
17
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Okayama
1 Family width 23 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids23SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Okayama
17 Genera with 23 Species
Benthalia Lipina, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1940Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Okayamayusurika Sasa, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trissopelopia Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okayama
23 Species
Benthalia dissidens
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus nippodorsalis Sasa, 1979
Chironomus nipponensis Tokunaga, 1940
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Dicrotendipes nigrocephalicus Niitsuma, 1995
Dicrotendipes pelochloris Kieffer, 1912
Eukiefferiella chuzeoctavus Sasa, 1984
Glyptotendipes tokunagai Sasa, 1979
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Microchironomus ishii Sasa, 1987
Microchironomus tabarui Sasa, 1987
Microtendipes truncatus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Chironomini truncatus Kieffer, 1922
Okayamayusurika kojimaspinosa Sasa, 1989
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum japonicum Tokunaga, 1938
Polypedilum kyotoense Tokunaga, 1938
Smittia kojimagrandis Sasa, 1989
Synorthocladius tamaparvulus Sasa, 1981
Thienemanniella vittata Edwards, 1924
Trissopelopia longimana Sæther, 1839
Tvetenia tamaflava Sasa, 1981

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Okayama
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
17
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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