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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Troms (Troms and Finnmark, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1437
3120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1434
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1407
3065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1279
2883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
330
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
119
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Troms
6 Families width 15 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Troms
13 Genera with 15 Species
Boreosmittia Tuiskunen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1883Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Troms
15 Species
Boreosmittia karelioborealis Tuiskunen, 1986
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Dixa (Coquillettidia) borealis Martini, 1928
Dixa (Coquillettidia) dyari Walker, 1849
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella hyperborea Bergroth, 1889
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Simulium) reptans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Thaumalea (Helodon) truncata Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Troms
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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