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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Wake Island (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
39
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
39
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wake Island
1 Family width 2 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wake Island
2 Genera with 2 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1964Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wake Island
2 Species
Chironomus claggi Tokunaga, 1964
Parametriocnemus claggi Tokunaga, 1964

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wake Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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