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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
1294
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
290
1294
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
1257
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1063
1477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
233
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
67
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peterborough
4 Families width 31 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids16SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peterborough
30 Genera with 31 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1921Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Skusella Freeman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peterborough
31 Species
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladotanytarsus acornutus Jacobsen & Bily, 2007
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Skusella subvittata Skuse, 1889
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Peterborough
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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