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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Port Darwin (Darwin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
332
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
332
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
327
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
275
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Darwin
2 Families width 3 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Darwin
3 Genera with 3 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Darwin
3 Species
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Port Darwin
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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