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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Staffordshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
707
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
707
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
692
1339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
606
1226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
98
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Staffordshire
3 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Staffordshire
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1927Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Staffordshire
6 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Tanytarsus samboni (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Staffordshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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