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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Oligocene (Paleogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
927
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
927
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
246
890
1691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
720
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
202
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
87
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
20
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oligocene
6 Families width 44 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids17SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oligocene
20 Genera with 44 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1944Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1937Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1944Midge12SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelopia Meigen, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Simulia Olfers, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oligocene
44 Species
Anopheles rottensis G. Statz, 1944
Atrichopogon brunnescens G. Statz, 1944
Bezzia longipennis G. Statz, 1944
Chaoborus depereti Meunier, 1915
Chaoborus tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus aquisextanus N. Theobald, 1937
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus serresi N. Theobald, 1937
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
Dixa hyalipennis N. Theobald, 1937
Dixa tertiaria F. Meunier, 1915
Mansonia martinii G. Statz, 1944
Mansonia varivestita G. Statz, 1944
Neoculicites ceyx von Heyden, 1870
Neoculicites depereti F. Meunier, 1915
Pelopia dorminans L. von Heyden, 1870
Pelopia obscura G. Statz, 1944
Pelopia pagasti G. Statz, 1944
Pelopia palaemon L. von Heyden, 1870
Pelopia thienemanni G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina exuvia G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina pupa
Serromyia alphea L. von Heyden, 1870
Simulia pasithea von Heyden, 1870
Simulium terribilis B. Förster, 1891
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 Oligocene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
5
9
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