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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region West Suffolk (Suffolk, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2583
4517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2582
4517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2521
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2154
3921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
433
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
132
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
62
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Suffolk
6 Families width 78 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids34SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito31SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Suffolk
62 Genera with 78 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1963Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1889New Zealand black fly2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Botryocladius Cranston & E..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelopynia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Harrisius Freeman, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1919Tiny Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Paraborniella Freeman, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1914Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1914Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Suffolk
78 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes purpuriventris (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus purpuriventris Edwards, 1926
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Aedes spilotus (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus spilotus Marks, 1963
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) bancrofti Taylor, 1918
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) furiosum Skuse, 1889
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Ma..., 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman, 1961
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Cryptochironomus griseidorsum Kieffer, 1917
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
Kiefferulus intertinctus Skuse, 1889
Kiefferulus martini Freeman, 1961
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Orthocladius kiefferulus (Goetghebuer ..., 1943)⇒ Orthocladiinae kiefferulus Goetghebuer ..., 1943
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) leei Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) oresitrophum Skuse, 1889
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tonnoiri Freeman, 1961
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Procladius (Procladius) paludicola Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Morops) nicholsoni Mackerras & ..., 1948
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) watsoni Freeman, 1961
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Synorthocladius tripilatus (Edwards, 1929)⇒ Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus fuscithorax Skuse, 1889
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Thienemanniella majuscula Edwards, 1924
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in West Suffolk
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
47
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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