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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1435
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1200
1724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
342
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
95
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
5 Families width 34 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids17SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
27 Genera with 34 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1960Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 2012New Zealand black fly1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1892Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ljungneria Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
34 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris Klein & Marks, 1960
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) tonnoiri Craig, Craig..., 2012
Chironomus (Chironomus) zealandicus Hudson, 1892
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea cogani Wirth, 1990
Dasyhelea hutsoni Wirth, 1990
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Ljungneria maorii Brundin, 1964
Nothodixa otagensis Loew, 1869
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius ruris Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) fennicus Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
10
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