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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
118
2124
10601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
611
3231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
205
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Europe
7 Families width 1028 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge180SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids546SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito139SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges19SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies114SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges24SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Europe
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
172
726
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
24
164
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
9
138
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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