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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
2473
4045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
368
2473
4045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
349
2428
3972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2054
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
551
933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
121
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
41
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Cambridgeshire
6 Families width 58 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids23SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Cambridgeshire
41 Genera with 58 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1889Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Cambridgeshire
58 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes alocasicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Aedes monocellatus Marks, 1948
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Bezzia (Bezzia) ornata Meigen, 1830
Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cryptotendipes darbyi Sublette, 1960
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) radicicola Edwards, 1924
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) tristellus Edwards, 1929
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) serripes Meigen, 1818
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) gracilis Haliday, 1833
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Synorthocladius tripilatus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Thienemanniella majuscula Edwards, 1924
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Cambridgeshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
21
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