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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Eastern Highlands (South Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
234
941
1846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
234
941
1846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
911
1793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
701
1433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
170
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
33
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Eastern Highlands
4 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges7SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Eastern Highlands
6 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925New Zealand black fly1SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19867SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Eastern Highlands
12 Species
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrothaumalea commoni Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea denticulata Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea minnamurrae Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea sinuosa Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea spinosa Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea victoriae Theischinger, 1986
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Cnephia aurantiacum (Tonnoir, 1925)⇒ Paracnephia aurantiaca Tonnoir, 1925
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Paracnephia aurantiaca Tonnoir, 1925

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Eastern Highlands
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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