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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South East Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
429
3393
6487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
428
3392
6487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
3321
6363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2774
5582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
381
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
59
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
34
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South East Queensland
5 Families width 100 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito83SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South East Queensland
34 Genera with 100 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1889Scaly Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus32SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1986Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Dobrotworskyius Reinert, Har..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1919Tiny Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1914Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1889Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1910Pestle Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1947Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South East Queensland
100 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) venustipes Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes aculeatus (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Ochlerotatus aculeatus Theobald, 1903
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes alocasicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Aedes biocellatus Taylor, 1915
Aedes bougainvillensis Marks, 1947
Aedes gahnicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya gahnicola Marks, 1947
Aedes hollingsheadi Belkins, 1962
Aedes mallochi Taylor, 1944
Aedes milsoni (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Dobrotworskyius milsoni Taylor, 1915
Aedes moloiensis Taylor, 1929
Aedes monocellatus Marks, 1948
Aedes multiplex (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Ochlerotatus multiplex Theobald, 1903
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes palmarum (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Patmarksia palmarum Edwards, 1924
Aedes procax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus procax Skuse, 1889
Aedes quinquelineatus (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Rampamyia quinquelineatus Edwards, 1922
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes rupestris (Dobrotworsky, 1959)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Aedes spinosipes Edwards, 1922
Aedes subauridorsum Marks, 1948
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) atratipes Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) variegata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) conicornis Drayson & Cr..., 2015
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) parbicinctus Drayson, Cra..., 2015
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) globocoxitus Dobrotworsky, 1953
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cylindricus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) orbostiensis Dobrotworsky, 1958
Culex (Neoculex) douglasi Dobrotworsky, 1956
Culex (Neoculex) postspiraculosus Lee, 1944
Culex (Neoculex) pseudomelanoconia Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Trithecoides) longior Hagan & Reye, 1986
Dicrotendipes lindae Epler, 1988
Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842Salt-water Mosquito
Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans Taylor, 1914
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889Grey Striped Mosquito
Prosimulium fuscoflava Mackerras & ..., 1948
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Rheotanytarsus juliae Glover, 1973
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Simulium (Nevermannia) ornatipes Skuse, 1890
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) marksae Dobrotworsky, 1965
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) punctolateralis Theobald, 1903
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) quasiornatus Taylor, 1915
Tripteroides apicotriangulatus Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pygmaea Theobald, 1901
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) multifolium King & Hoogs..., 1947

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South East Queensland
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
21
83
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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