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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
401
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
323
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
30
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
17
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
5 Families width 41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito35SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
17 Genera with 41 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1933Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1975Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1962Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Sigmatomera Osten Sacken, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Leptosomatomyia aurimargo Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Lorrainea) dasyorrhus (King & Hoogs..., 1946)⇒ Lorrainea dasyorrhus King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) hinesorum Schmidt, 2001
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
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
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962
Sigmatomera (Austrolimnobia) rarissima Alexander, 1941
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908
Verrallina (Verrallina) carmenti Edwards, 1924
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
13
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


Links, sources and further information
Nematocera at artfakta.se
Nematocera at dyntaxa.se
Nematocera at gbif.org
Nematocera at irmng.org
Nematocera at itis.gov
Nematocera at marinespecies.org