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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Rhineland-Palatinate (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
2953
6543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
2951
6541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
369
2916
6477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
2438
5602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
284
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
76
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rhineland-Palatinate
4 Families width 38 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rhineland-Palatinate
20 Genera with 38 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1776Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1944Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1870Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1944Midge12SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1864Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pelopia Meigen, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhineland-Palatinate
38 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles rottensis G. Statz, 1944
Atrichopogon brunnescens G. Statz, 1944
Bezzia longipennis G. Statz, 1944
Ceratopogon alpheus von Heyden, 1870
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus dorminans Heyden, 1870
Chironomus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culicoides abbreviatipennis G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides atratus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides austerus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides bicolor G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides elongatulus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides gracilior G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides jucundus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides liliputanus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides obesus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides obscuratus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides tenuipennis G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides ventralis G. Statz, 1944
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Mansonia martinii G. Statz, 1944
Mansonia varivestita G. Statz, 1944
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) telochaetus Langton, 1985
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Pelopia obscura G. Statz, 1944
Pelopia pagasti G. Statz, 1944
Pelopia thienemanni G. Statz, 1944
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Rhineland-Palatinate
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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