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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Quaternary (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
796
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
795
1474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
791
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
141
711
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
77
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
36
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quaternary
4 Families width 19 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quaternary
21 Genera with 19 Species
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Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quaternary
19 Species
Ceratopogon crassipalpis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon madagascariensis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon tenuipes F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon viscatus F. Meunier, 1912
Chironomus haustus Meunier, 1912
Chironomus inclusus (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus leucomelas Gistl, 1831
Chironomus meunieri F. Meunier, 1912
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Corynocera duffi Deevey, 1955
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex flavus (Ventrillon, 1904)⇒ Coquillettidia grandidieri Blanchard, 1905
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Simulium (Inseliellum) raivavaense D. A. Craig, 2013
Simulium (Inseliellum) rurutuense Craig, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) teruamanga Craig, 1986
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Quaternary
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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