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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Wellington Formation (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
256
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
122
255
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
219
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
139
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
89
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
47
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellington Formation
1 Family width 16 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wellington Formation
14 Genera with 16 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Krenosmittia Thienemann &..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellington Formation
16 Species
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Corynoneura dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934
Cricotopus obscurus Freeman, 1953
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Krenosmittia brevitarsis Freeman, 1953
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Orthocladius bergensis Freeman, 1953
Parachironomus acutus Goetghebuer, 1936
Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) annulatum Freeman, 1954
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Synorthocladius conicus
Thienemanniella trivittata Goetghebuer, 1935
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wellington Formation
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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