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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Stirling (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1230
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1229
1971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1190
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1020
1696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
294
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
87
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Stirling (Scotland)
5 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Stirling (Scotland)
20 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1776Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1825Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eusimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stirling (Scotland)
23 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Stirling (Scotland)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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