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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
652
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
179
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Switzerland
5 Families width 80 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids25SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies13SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Switzerland
36 Genera with 80 Species
#ABCDEFHIMNOPRST
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1996Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1964Snow Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Diamesinae1SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1927Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 17911SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochauliodites Handlirsch, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 180312SpeciesTaxom
Smodicoptera Handlirsch, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
80 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) turkhudi Liston, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Atrichopogon wallisensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Bezzia hihifoi Clastrier & ..., 1996
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) fagicola Delecolle & ..., 1999
Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956
Chironomus (Lobochironomus) montuosus Ryser, Wuelk..., 1985
Chironomus bincus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Corynoneura brevipennis Goetgebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) idottus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) madininensis Senevet, 1936
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) lupicaris (Downes & Kettle, 1952)⇒ Culicoides delta Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) duddingstoni Kettle & Lawson, 1955
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) pallidicornis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Trithecoides) bodemensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Culicoides (Trithecoides) chazeaui Clastrier & ..., 1996
Dasyhelea hihifoi Clastrier & ..., 1996
Diamesa (Diamesa) cinerella Meigen, 1835
Diamesa (Diamesa) insignipes Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Diamesa (Diamesa) longipes (Goetghebuer, 1941)⇒ Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Diamesa (Diamesa) wuelkeri Serra-tosio, 1964
Diamesinae longipes Chernovskij, 1949
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Eukiefferiella minor Edwards, 1929
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pseudonigra Delecolle & ..., 1999
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sihlwaldensis Delecolle & ..., 1999
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) matautuensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Hebetula uveae Clastrier & ..., 1996
Isostomyia perturbans Curran, 1927
Macropelopia felmanni Kieffer, 1912
Mallochohelea alpina Clastrier, 1962
Micropsectra oberaarensis Stur & Ekrem, 2008
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Monodiamesa alpicola Brundin, 1952
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivicola Kieffer, 1911Quill fameflower
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909Okanogan fameflower
Orthocladius (Mesorthocladius) frigidus Zetterstedt, 1838
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) rufipes Meigen, 1830
Pseudochauliodites helveticus O. Heer, 1877
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) albivirgulatum Wanson & Hen..., 1944
Simulium (Metomphalus) bovis Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Nevermannia) carthusiense Grenier & Do..., 1959
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) cervicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) mcmahoni Meillon, 1940
Simulium (Simulium) variegatum Meigen, 1818
Simulium canescens Brême, 1842
Simulium lividum Schellenberg, 1803
Smodicoptera liasina O. Heer, 1852
Tanypus beringensis Müller, 1924
Thaumalea major Bezzi, 1913
Thaumalea valdesia Schmid, 1951

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Switzerland
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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