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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Stavanger (Jæren, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
225
1111
2027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
1109
2025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
218
1099
2011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1002
1891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
369
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
67
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Stavanger
5 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Stavanger
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stavanger
9 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Thaumalea (Helodon) testacea Ruthe, 1831
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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