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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Wiltshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
581
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
581
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
558
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
496
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
135
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
30
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wiltshire
4 Families width 15 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wiltshire
11 Genera with 15 Species
Chironomopsis Handlirsch, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1758Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosimulium Baranov, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wiltshire
15 Species
Chironomopsis arrogans Giebel, 1856
Chironomopsis extinctus P. B. Brodie, 1845
Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920Highland midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudosimulium humidum P. B. Brodie, 1845
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Thienemanniella lutea Edwards, 1924
Tvetenia calvescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wiltshire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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