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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Uttar Pradesh (North India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
1222
2654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
1222
2654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
1210
2643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
998
2221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
249
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
82
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uttar Pradesh
4 Families width 13 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uttar Pradesh
10 Genera with 13 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1911Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1908Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1976Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uttar Pradesh
13 Species
Chironomus choricus Kieffer, 1911
Cladopelma kamalanagari Maheshwari &..., 1993
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides schultzei Enderlein, 1908
Dicrotendipes punctatipennis Kieffer, 1910
Dixa amabilis Alexander, 1959
Forcipomyia manasi Maheshwari, 2003
Microchironomus oblanceolata Maheshwari &..., 1993
Parachironomus agraensis Maheshwari &..., 1993
Tanytarsus khandariensis Singh & Kuls..., 1976
Tanytarsus ungulituberculata Singh & Kuls..., 1976

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Uttar Pradesh
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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