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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Southern Downs Region (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
156
612
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
156
612
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
589
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
524
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
86
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Downs Region
3 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Downs Region
6 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1953Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Downs Region
8 Species
Aedes milsoni (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Dobrotworskyius milsoni Taylor, 1915
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Tanytarsus leptogastrus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini leptogastrus Kieffer, 1911

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Southern Downs Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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