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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
126
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
33
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairns
6 Families width 84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito67SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairns
33 Genera with 84 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1933Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bironella Theobald, 1977Biró Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1959Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Gymnastes Brunetti, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1812Tiny Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1908Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1914Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1962Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Parapistomyia Zwick, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Patmarksia Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsciara Edwards, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1915Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1919Heaven Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes mackerrasi (Taylor, 1927)⇒ Patmarksia mackerrasi Taylor, 1927
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes rupestris (Dobrotworsky, 1959)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Aedes spinosipes Edwards, 1922
Aedes tulliae Taylor, 1929
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) forattinii Wilkerson & ..., 1999
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hinesorum Schmidt, 2001
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Antocha (Orimargula) australiensis Alexander, 1922
Bironella (Bironella) gracilis Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Bironella (Bironella) simmondsi Tenorio, 1977
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cylindricus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) dumdumi Sen & Gupta, 1959
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) opima Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Idioglochina) australiensis Alexander, 1922
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dolichopeza (Dolichopeza) tropica Theischinger, 1993
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Gymnastes (Paragymnastes) gloria Alexander, 1921
Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
Hodgesia quasisanguinae Olivier, 1812
Libnotes (Neolibnotes) subaequalis Alexander, 1921
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans Taylor, 1914
Nephrotoma nasuta Oosterbroek, 1975
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Parapistomyia tropica Zwick, 1977
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phytosciara (Dolichosciaratuomikoski) pseudoornata Mohrig, 1999
Scatopsciara brevicolla Mohrig, Kaus..., 2017
Scatopsciara validovenosa Mohrig, Kaus..., 2017
Sciara zygocera Edwards, 1933
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) quasiornatus Taylor, 1915
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) obscura Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albosternopleura Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) amiensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis Ludlow, 1905Field pansy
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) paralateralis Peters, 1964
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) tibialis Taylor, 1919
Verrallina (Verrallina) carmenti Edwards, 1924
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) similis Theobald, 1910
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Cairns
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBlephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
23
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


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