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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sherwood Forest (Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
635
1001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
635
1001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
627
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
573
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
202
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
39
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sherwood Forest
5 Families width 11 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sherwood Forest
7 Genera with 11 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1978Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sherwood Forest
11 Species
Bezzia (Bezzia) ornata Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) vulneratus Zetterstedt, 1838
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Simulium) posticatum Meigen, 1838Blandford fly
Simulium (Wilhelmia) equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sherwood Forest
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
2
Families
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