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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sedge Fen (Wicken Fen, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1535
2821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1535
2821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1518
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1364
2586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
370
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
93
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sedge Fen
4 Families width 51 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids24SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sedge Fen
33 Genera with 51 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1856Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sedge Fen
51 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) longistyla Fittkau, 1962
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Bezzia (Bezzia) ornata Meigen, 1830
Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Bezzia nigritula Zetterstedt, 1838
Bezzia pygmaea Goetghebuer, 1920
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Clinohelea (Clinohelea) unimaculata Macquart, 1826
Clinotanypus nervosus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) paludis Macfie, 1936
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Mallochohelea nitida Macquart, 1826
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia brachialis Haliday, 1833
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Parachironomus biannulatus Staeger, 1839
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus tenellulus Goetghebuer, 1921
Probezzia seminigra Panzer, 1798
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia atra Meigen, 1818
Serromyia morio (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) flavirostris Winnertz, 1852
Tanytarsus ejuncidus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus pallidicornis Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sedge Fen
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
29
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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