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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
518
4649
11330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
3863
9841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
613
1328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
175
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
56
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Germany
5 Families width 88 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids59SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Germany
56 Genera with 88 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Amblylexis Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Amianta Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Amphipromeca Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Arctopelopia Fittkau, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Auchenophorites Carpenter, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1849Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiciscolex Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1864Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomides Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Empidocampe Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopsectra Reiss, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20069SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectra Reiss, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneurella Fittkau & Mu..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Propexis Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaloscolex Bode, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Sphallonymphites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Stempellina Thienemann &..., 19442SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2017Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
88 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Amblylexis gibberata A. Bode, 1953
Amianta eurycephala A. Bode, 1953
Amphipromeca acuta A. Bode, 1953
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Arctopelopia griseipennis van der Wulp, 1859
Auchenophorites sculpturatus A. Bode, 1953
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) laminatus Brundin, 1947
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) minutissimus Goetghebuer, 1942
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus gaudini O. Heer, 1865
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus obsoletus Heer, 1849
Chironomus oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culiciscolex gibberatus A. Bode, 1953
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Cyrtomides maculatus A. Bode, 1953
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Empidocampe retrocrassata A. Bode, 1953
Eukiefferiella coerulescens Kieffer, 1926
Eukiefferiella fittkaui Lehmann, 1972
Eukiefferiella tirolensis Goetghebuer, 1938
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) alacris Winnertz, 1852
Krenopsectra acuta Goetghebuer, 1934
Krenosmittia boreoalpina Goetghebuer, 1944
Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola Kieffer, 1925
Macropelopia fittkaui Ferrarese & ..., 1987
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Micropsectra attenuata Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra bumasta Gilka & Jazd..., 2010
Micropsectra contracta Reiss, 1965
Micropsectra notescens Walker, 1856
Micropsectra pallidula Meigen, 1830
Micropsectra pharetrophora Fittkau & Reiss, 1999
Micropsectra schrankelae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra seguyi Casas & Laville, 1990
Micropsectra sofiae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) lignicola Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Paraboreochlus minutissimus Strobl, 1895
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius pseudirritus Strenzke, 1950
Parapsectra mendli Reiss, 1983
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Pentaneurella katterjokki Fittkau & Mu..., 1983
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albicorne Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Propexis incerta A. Bode, 1953
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Rhopaloscolex brevis A. Bode, 1953
Rhopaloscolex longus A. Bode, 1953
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Sphallonymphites decurtatus A. Bode, 1953
Stempellina bausei Kieffer, 1911
Stempellina ciliaris Goetghebuer, 1944
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stempellinella flavidula Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus heusdensis Goetghebuer, 1923
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus miriforceps Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949
Tanytarsus pseudoheusdensis Lin, Stur & ..., 2017
Thienemannia libanica Laville & Mo..., 1985

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Germany
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
40
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
16
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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