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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Santa Maria Island (Azores)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
525
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
520
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
516
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
370
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
50
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Maria Island
3 Families width 24 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids20SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Maria Island
20 Genera with 24 Species
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Telmatopelopia Murray & Fit..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Maria Island
24 Species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cardiocladius freyi Stora, 1936
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Isocladius) ornatus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Metriocnemus (Inermipupa) carmencitabertarum Langton & Cobo, 1997
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1908
Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) atripes Kieffer, 1913
Simulium (Eusimulium) azorense Carlsson, 1963
Telmatopelopia nemorum Goetghebuer, 1921
Thienemanniella clavicornis Kieffer, 1911
Zavrelimyia nubilus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Santa Maria Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
23
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