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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Wicken Fen (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
345
2566
5834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
344
2565
5833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
2541
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
2248
5321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
620
1650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
175
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
68
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wicken Fen
6 Families width 180 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids125SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge28SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wicken Fen
68 Genera with 180 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1790Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Arctopelopia Fittkau, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1794Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges11SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18138SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1925Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18065SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophyes Brundin, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19216SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19317SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1931Green Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Telmatopelopia Murray & Fit..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Trissocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Xenopelopia Fittkau, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wicken Fen
180 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) longistyla Fittkau, 1962
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) phatta Egger, 1864
Acricotopus lucens Zetterstedt, 1850
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Arctopelopia barbitarsis Zetterstedt, 1850
Bezzia (Bezzia) ornata Meigen, 1830
Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Bezzia circumdata Staeger, 1839
Bezzia flavicornis Staeger, 1839
Bezzia leucogaster Zetterstedt, 1850
Bezzia nigritula Zetterstedt, 1838
Bezzia pygmaea Goetghebuer, 1920
Bezzia winnertziana Kieffer, 1919
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chironomus (Chironomus) annularius Meigen, 1818
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) commutatus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) lugubris (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Chironominae lugens Kieffer, 1906
Chironomus (Chironomus) luridus Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) nuditarsis Keyl, 1961
Chironomus (Chironomus) pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) pseudothummi Strenzke, 1959
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) nigrovittatus Goetghebuer, 1922
Clinohelea (Clinohelea) unimaculata Macquart, 1826
Clinotanypus nervosus Meigen, 1818
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Corynoneura carriana Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Corynoneura edwardsi Brundin, 1949
Corynoneura gratias Schlee, 1968
Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albiforceps Kieffer, 1916
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) festivellus Kieffer, 1906
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) fuscus Kieffer, 1909
Cricotopus (Isocladius) reversus Hirvenoja, 1973Tree poppy
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) obreptans Walker, 1856
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Cryptotendipes holsatus Lenz, 1959
Cryptotendipes nigronitens Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Dasyhelea versicolor Winnertz, 1852
Dicrotendipes lobiger Kieffer, 1921
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dicrotendipes notatus Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Einfeldia dissidens Walker, 1856
Einfeldia longipes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Einfeldia pagana Meigen, 1838
Endochironomus albipennis Meigen, 1830
Endochironomus tendens Fabricius, 1775
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pulchrithorax Edwards, 1924
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) paludis Macfie, 1936
Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) foliicola Contreras-Li..., 1997
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) glaucus Meigen, 1818
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Glyptotendipes cauliginellus Kieffer, 1913
Guttipelopia guttipennis Wulp, 1874
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Kiefferulus (Kiefferulus) tendipediformis Goetghebuer, 1921
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Mallochohelea munda Loew, 1864
Mallochohelea nitida Macquart, 1826
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra contracta Reiss, 1965
Microtendipes chloris Meigen, 1818
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) pedestris Kieffer, 1909
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) armipes Meigen, 1838
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia brachialis Haliday, 1833
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia spinipes (Meigen, 1806)⇒ Palpomyia pubescens Kieffer, 1919
Parachironomus arcuatus Goetghebuer, 1919
Parachironomus biannulatus Staeger, 1839
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus parilis Walker, 1856
Parachironomus vitiosus Goetghebuer, 1921
Paracladius conversus Walker, 1856
Paralimnophyes hydrophilus (Goetghebuer, 1921)⇒ Paralimnophyes longiseta Thienemann, 1919
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus bituberculatus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus inopertus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus lauterborni Kieffer, 1909
Paratanytarsus tenellulus Goetghebuer, 1921
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sordens Wulp, 1874
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) arundineti Goetghebuer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Tripodura) bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931Forkvein polypody
Probezzia seminigra Panzer, 1798
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Procladius (Holotanypus) sagittalis Kieffer, 1909
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Psectrotanypus varius Fabricius, 1787
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia atra Meigen, 1818
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Serromyia morio (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Simulium (Boophthora) erythrocephalum De Geer, 1776
Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes Edwards, 1915
Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi Enderlein, 1921
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia foliacea Kieffer, 1921
Sphaeromias pictus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Sphaeromias fasciatus Meigen, 1804
Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Saether, 2004
Stenochironomus (Stenochironomus) gibbus Fabricius, 1794
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) flavirostris Winnertz, 1852
Tanypus (Tanypus) kraatzi Kieffer, 1912
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanypus (Tanypus) vilipennis Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963Sulphur mallow
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus ejuncidus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus eminulus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus pallidicornis Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus psiloptera (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini psiloptera Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens
Telmatopelopia nemorum Goetghebuer, 1921
Trissocladius brevipalpis Kieffer, 1908
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916
Xenopelopia nigricans Goetghebuer, 1927
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wicken Fen
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
59
153
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org