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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Wilsons Promontory (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
96
262
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
262
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
90
248
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
211
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wilsons Promontory
2 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wilsons Promontory
4 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1941Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1962Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wilsons Promontory
8 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes andersoni (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Aedes dobrotworskyi (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya dobrotworskyi Marks, 1958
Aedes macmillani Marks, 1964
Aedes sagax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus sagax Skuse, 1889
Culicoides (Trithecoides) victoriae Macfie, 1941
Culiseta (Climacura) antipodea Dobrotworsky, 1962
Finlaya dobrotworskyi Marks, 1958

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wilsons Promontory
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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