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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Powys (Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
251
1230
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
251
1230
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1209
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1073
1874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
233
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
87
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Powys
5 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Powys
16 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1850Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Powys
23 Species
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Corynoneura celtica Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) pallidipes Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920Highland midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Krenosmittia camptophleps Edwards, 1929
Paraphaenocladius penerasus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella minor (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus excavatus Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella vittata Edwards, 1924
Virgatanytarsus arduennensis Goetghebuer, 1922
Virgatanytarsus richmondensis Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Powys
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
4
Families
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