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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pico Island (Azores)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
563
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
557
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
171
553
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
426
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
115
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pico Island
3 Families width 31 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids23SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pico Island
25 Genera with 31 Species
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Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1918Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1932Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Telmatopelopia Murray & Fit..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pico Island
31 Species
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Brachypogon (Isohelea) griseipennis Stora, 1945
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) melaleucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) alpestris Goetghebuer, 1934
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Chironomus annularis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chironomus plumosus Linnaeus, 1758
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culiseta (Culiseta) atlantica Edwards, 1932
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) flavifrons Guérin, 1833
Eukiefferiella gracei Edwards, 1929
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra junci Meigen, 1818
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1908
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pseudosmittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Telmatopelopia nemorum Goetghebuer, 1921
Thalassomyia frauenfeldi (Schiner, 1856)⇒ Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856
Thalassosmittia atlantica Stora, 1936
Zavrelimyia nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pico Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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