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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1242
2133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1242
2133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
1220
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1072
1924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
203
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
60
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Worcestershire
3 Families width 9 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Worcestershire
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Worcestershire
9 Species
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) vanderwulpi Edwards, 1929
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) latimucro Enderlein, 1925
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Simulium (Simulium) ornatum Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Worcestershire
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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