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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Silurian (Paleozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
611
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
611
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
589
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
524
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
39
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silurian
3 Families width 3 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silurian
4 Genera with 3 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1884Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1953Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silurian
3 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884
Bezzia gibberella Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Silurian
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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