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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
816
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
207
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
61
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest England
7 Families width 146 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids56SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito50SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies13SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest England
61 Genera with 146 Species
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Acricotopus Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus19SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Archiaustroconops Szadziewski, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomopsis Handlirsch, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1838Non-biting midges10SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1962Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1960Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethrina Kalugina, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Protocuneus Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosimulium Baranov, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 181811SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1964Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
146 Species
Acricotopus lucens Zetterstedt, 1850
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes palmarum (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Patmarksia palmarum Edwards, 1924
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) daciae Linton, Nico..., 2004
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Archiaustroconops besti A. Borkent, 2013
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dissipatus Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius purbeckensis Langton & Ar..., 2015
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chironomopsis arrogans Giebel, 1856
Chironomopsis extinctus P. B. Brodie, 1845
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) luridus Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) memorans Bonne-Wepster, 1930
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annulator Goetghebuer, 1927Anglevein fern
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) subcoerulescens (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Cricotopus annulator Goetghebuer, 1927
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) subcoeruleus Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) madininensis Senevet, 1936
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) leonardi Belkin, 1962
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920Highland midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) vexans Staeger, 1839
Culicoides (Wirthomyia) cameroni Campbell & P..., 1960
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus dispar (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Synendotendipes dispar Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Eucorethrina westwoodi E. D. Lukash..., 2001
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Kiefferulus (Kiefferulus) tendipediformis Goetghebuer, 1921
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Metacnephia amphora Ladle & Bass, 1975
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra aristata Pinder, 1976
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) calvus Pinder, 1985
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus bituberculatus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Protocuneus punctatus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Pseudorthocladius macrostomus Soponis, 1980Crucifixion thorn
Pseudosimulium humidum P. B. Brodie, 1845
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus foveatus Edwards, 1929
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Simulium (Anasolen) dentulosum Roubaud, 1915
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Simulium (Nevermannia) nigritarse Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Nevermannia) rutherfoordi Meillon, 1937
Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Simulium noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) austeni (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Simulium posticatum Meigen, 1838
Simulium (Simulium) intermedium Roubaud, 1906
Simulium (Simulium) morsitans Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Smittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanypus (Tanypus) kraatzi Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella lutea Edwards, 1924
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) hirsutifemora Peters, 1964

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Southwest England
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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