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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Perthshire (Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
191
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
191
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
190
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
178
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
59
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
13
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Perthshire
3 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Perthshire
9 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1939Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectra Reiss, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perthshire
15 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Cricotopus (Isocladius) laricomalis Edwards, 1932
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) machardyi (Campbell & P..., 1960)⇒ Culicoides manchuriensis Tokunaga, 1941
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) manchuriensis Tokunaga, 1941
Culicoides (Culicoides) delta Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) deltus Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) grisescens Edwards, 1939
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) gelidus Kieffer, 1922
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) grampianus Edwards, 1933
Parapsectra chionophila Edwards, 1933
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) nubens Edwards, 1929
Potthastia pastoris Edwards, 1933

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Perthshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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