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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Wales (Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
3184
7051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
3182
7049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
410
3124
6937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2675
6253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
839
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
210
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
48
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Wales
7 Families width 88 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids31SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges11SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Wales
48 Genera with 88 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1973New Zealand black fly1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Wales
88 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
Ceratopogon crassinervis (Goetghebuer, 1920)⇒ Ceratopogon naccinervis Borkent, 1997
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) lugubris (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Clinohelea (Clinohelea) unimaculata Macquart, 1826
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) saxicola Edwards, 1929
Dasyhelea versicolor Winnertz, 1852
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella attica Pandazis, 1933
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) armipes Meigen, 1838
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia distincta Haliday, 1833
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Nevermannia) cryophilum Rubtsov, 1959
Simulium (Nevermannia) dunfellense Davies, 1966
Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Simulium noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Simulium) reptans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) variegatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Wilhelmia) equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) gracilis Haliday, 1833
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thaumalea (Helodon) testacea Ruthe, 1831
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Wales
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
36
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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