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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Oswestry (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
817
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
817
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
805
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
658
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
107
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
46
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oswestry
3 Families width 13 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oswestry
7 Genera with 13 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oswestry
13 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Oswestry
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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