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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Shrewsbury (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
759
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
759
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
740
1154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
680
1090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
214
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
30
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shrewsbury
3 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shrewsbury
5 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19274SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shrewsbury
14 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Simulium) noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) subornatum (Edwards, 1920)⇒ Simulium noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Wilhelmia) lineatum (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Simulium novolineatum Puri, 1933
Simulium (Wilhelmia) salopiense Edwards, 1927

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Shrewsbury
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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