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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Porto Santo Island (Madeira)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
491
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
488
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
485
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
83
351
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Porto Santo Island
4 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Porto Santo Island
9 Genera with 14 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1903Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Porto Santo Island
14 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Culex (Culex) molestus Forskal, 1775Underground mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Microchironomus deribae Freeman, 1957
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart, 1838
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Porto Santo Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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