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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Valencia (Valencian Community, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1424
2245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
227
1423
2244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
1376
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
1228
1994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
86
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
14
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valencia
3 Families width 36 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valencia
13 Genera with 36 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1925Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1955Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19237SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1975Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valencia
36 Species
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes metoecopus Dyar, 1925
Anopheles (Anopheles) petragnani del Vecchio, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Carrollia) babahoyensis Levi-castillo, 1953
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Culex) maracayensis Evans, 1923
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) acutisentis Arnell, 1973
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) panarchys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) soperi Levi-castillo, 1955
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Sabethes bipartipes Dyar & Knab, 1906
Simulium (Eusimulium) velutinum Santos Abreu, 1922
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Simulium (Simulium) reptans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Simulium (Simulium) xanthinum Edwards, 1933
Simulium (Wilhelmia) lineatum (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Simulium novolineatum Puri, 1933
Simulium (Wilhelmia) pseudequinum Seguy, 1921
Simulium (Wilhelmia) sergenti Edwards, 1923
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia chalcocephala Adisoemarto ..., 1975

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Valencia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
12
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
7
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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