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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6472
18489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
511
6460
18472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
490
6393
18333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
5175
15651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
965
2658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
252
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Italy
7 Families width 309 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge55SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids134SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito65SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies49SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Italy
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
70
189
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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