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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Yarra River (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
112
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
112
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
90
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
84
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yarra River
1 Family width 2 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yarra River
2 Genera with 2 Species
Austrobrillia Freeman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yarra River
2 Species
Austrobrillia longipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Yarra River
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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