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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
2646
5393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
2090
4419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
606
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
319
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
98
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Eocene
6 Families width 270 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge112SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids121SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies10SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Upper Eocene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
79
233
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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