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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
214
650
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
214
650
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
624
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
496
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
144
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
65
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
17
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Oligocene
6 Families width 36 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Oligocene
17 Genera with 36 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1944Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1937Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1944Midge12SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelopiina Statz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Simulia Olfers, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Oligocene
36 Species
Anopheles rottensis G. Statz, 1944
Atrichopogon brunnescens G. Statz, 1944
Bezzia longipennis G. Statz, 1944
Chaoborus tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Chironomus antiquus C. von Heyden, 1859
Chironomus aquisextanus N. Theobald, 1937
Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden, 1870
Chironomus serresi N. Theobald, 1937
Culicoides abbreviatipennis G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides atratus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides austerus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides bicolor G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides elongatulus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides gracilior G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides jucundus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides liliputanus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides obesus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides obscuratus G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides tenuipennis G. Statz, 1944
Culicoides ventralis G. Statz, 1944
Dixa tertiaria F. Meunier, 1915
Mansonia martinii G. Statz, 1944
Mansonia varivestita G. Statz, 1944
Neoculicites ceyx von Heyden, 1870
Neoculicites depereti F. Meunier, 1915
Pelopiina exuvia G. Statz, 1944
Pelopiina pupa
Serromyia alphea L. von Heyden, 1870
Simulia pasithea von Heyden, 1870
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) veterana G. Statz, 1944
Tanypus dorminans von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus obscurus (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus pagasti Statz, 1944
Tanypus palaemon von Heyden, 1870
Tanypus thienemanni Statz, 1944

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Upper Oligocene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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