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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Perth (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
927
1203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
927
1203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
892
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
754
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
132
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
39
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Perth
4 Families width 22 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Perth
14 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1963Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Patmarksia Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1961Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth
22 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) novalbitarsis King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Halaedes ashworthi Edwards, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes cacozelus (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus cacozelus Marks, 1963
Aedes macintoshi (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus macintoshi Marks, 1959
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes stricklandi (Edwards, 1912)⇒ Ochlerotatus stricklandi Edwards, 1912
Aedes turneri (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus turneri Marks, 1963
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Chironomus (Chironomus) oppositus Walker, 1856
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Tanytarsus bispinosus Freeman, 1961

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Perth
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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