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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3172
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
401
3165
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3087
6872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
2555
5992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
420
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
108
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
42
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
4 Families width 91 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito31SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids30SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge12SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
42 Genera with 91 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1966Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eretmoptera Kellog, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196918SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
91 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Leptosomatomyia aurimargo Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes iwi (Marks, 1955)⇒ Phagomyia iwi Marks, 1955
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Allocladius lusciniolus Sæther & An..., 2011
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Atrichopogon jamnbacki Wirth, 1994
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus obtusilobus
Chironomus sanctipaula Sublette, 1966Maples
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) dumdumi Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) flavipunctatus Kitaoka, 1975
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides wirthi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) nilssoni Szadziewski, 2000
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Eretmoptera murphyi Schaeffer, 1914
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Limnophyes habilis Walker, 1856
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia amazonensis Theobald, 1901
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus steinenii Gercke, 1889
Simulium (Hellichiella) nebulosum Currie & Adler, 1986
Simulium (Inseliellum) bogusium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) caesariatum Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) concludium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) fararae Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) hirticranium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) hispidum Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) joyae Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) pallidicranium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) proctorae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) pseudocorium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) pufauense Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) rurutuense Craig, 2000
Simulium (Nevermannia) loveridgei Crosskey, 1965
Simulium (Nevermannia) politum Crosskey, 1977
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium atlanticum Crosskey, 1969
Smittia arctica Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Smittia foliacea Kieffer, 1921
Smittia jacobensis Busk, 1884
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton sanctipauli Schiner, 1866Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in World Oceans
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
33
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
31
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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