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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Spitsbergen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
184
741
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
661
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
164
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
60
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
31
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spitsbergen
3 Families width 59 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids56SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spitsbergen
31 Genera with 59 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Arctopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1869Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dactylocladius Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18698SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Oliveridia Sæther, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Syndiamesa Kieffer, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1999Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spitsbergen
59 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Camptocladius brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) holmgreni Jacobson, 1898
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860Pygmy linanthus
Chironomus (Chironomus) lugubris (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) gelidus Kieffer, 1922
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) lestralis Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) pilosellus Brundin, 1956
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Isocladius) glacialis Edwards, 1922
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Dactylocladius gelidorum (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Orthocladiinae gelidorum Kieffer, 1923
Diamesa (Diamesa) aberrata Lundbeck, 1898
Diamesa (Diamesa) arctica (Boheman, 1865)⇒ Pseudodiamesa arctica Malloch, 1919
Diamesa (Diamesa) bertrami Edwards, 1935
Diamesa (Diamesa) bohemani Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869
Hydrobaenus conformis Holmgren, 1869Small-spike false nettle
Hydrosmittia ruttneri Strenzke & T..., 1942
Limnophyes eltoni Edwards, 1922
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) acutus Saether, 1995
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) cataractarum Kieffer, 1919
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) picipes Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) tristellus Edwards, 1929
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) ursinus Holmgren, 1869
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939
Oliveridia tricornis Oliver, 1976
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) telochaetus Langton, 1985
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) decoratus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nitidoscutellatus Lundström, 1915
Orthocladius (Pogonocladius) consobrinus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Psectrocladius (Monopsectrocladius) calcaratus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) octomaculatus Wülker, 1956
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) ventricosus Kieffer, 1925
Pseudosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia brevipennis Boheman, 1856
Smittia extrema Holmgren, 1869
Smittia flexinervis Kieffer, 1911
Stictochironomus psilopterus Edwards, 1935
Syndiamesa edwardsi Pagast, 1947
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Spitsbergen
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
29
56
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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