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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tablelands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1690
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
1688
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1616
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1342
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
180
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
69
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
57
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tablelands (Queensland)
4 Families width 63 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito44SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tablelands (Queensland)
57 Genera with 63 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1933Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Aphroteniella Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Australopelopia Cranston, 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrobrillia Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1906New Zealand black fly4SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraheptagyia Brundin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Podonomopsis Brundin, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Stictocladius Edwards, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2000Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1915Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tablelands (Queensland)
63 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya josephinae Marks, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes gahnicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya gahnicola Marks, 1947
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes spinosipes Edwards, 1922
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) corethroides (Theobald, 1907)⇒ Anopheles stigmaticus Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) powelli Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Anopheles) stigmaticus Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Aphroteniella tenuicornis Brundin, 1966
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) bancrofti Taylor, 1918
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) furiosum Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) torrentium Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) victoriae Roubaud, 1906
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) orbostiensis Dobrotworsky, 1958
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Paraheptagyia tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) prasiogaster Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus humphreyi Cranston, 2000
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) collessi Lee, 1946
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) quasiornatus Taylor, 1915
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albosternopleura Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Verrallina (Verrallina) similis Theobald, 1910

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tablelands (Queensland)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
44
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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