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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Whixall Moss (Whixall & Bettisfield & Fenns Mosses, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
217
1114
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1114
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
1094
1883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
986
1754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
286
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
78
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whixall Moss
6 Families width 32 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whixall Moss
22 Genera with 32 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1804Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1830Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1859Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whixall Moss
32 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albiforceps Kieffer, 1916
Cricotopus (Isocladius) pilitarsis Zetterstedt, 1850
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) uncinatum Goetghebuer, 1921
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Simulium noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus sylvaticus van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Whixall Moss
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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