Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region California (West USA, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 677
9087
31848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 672
9069
31825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 644
8948
31525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 415
7174
26279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 109
1478
5678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 25
354
1386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
141
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
17
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for California
3 Families width 94 Species
Genera for California
17 Genera with 94 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1992 | Ochlerotatus | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Aedimorphus Theobald, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1823 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoboris | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862 | Glassworm | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corethrella Freeman, 2008 | Frog-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1904 | Typical Mosquito | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1903 | Cool Mosquito | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1924 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eucorethra Underwood, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meringodixa Williston, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896 | Red Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904 | Gang Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stegomyia Meigen, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1907 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for California
94 Species | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889) | ⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905 | Tree hole mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902 | California saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902 | | | Aedes aunandalei | | | Aedes bicristatus Thurman & Wi..., 1950 | Woodland flax | | Aedes bieristatus Thurman and ..., 1950 | | | Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes clivis Lanzaro & El..., 1992 | | | Aedes deserticola Zavortink, 1969 | Western treehole mosquito | | Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes hemiteleus (Dyar, 1924) | ⇒ Aedes cinereus Meigen, 1818 | | Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924 | Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes niphadopsis Dyar & Knab, 1918 | | | Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941 | | | Aedes schizopinax Dyar, 1929 | | | Aedes scuterllaris | | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916 | | | Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918 | | | Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902 | Western tree-hole mosquito | | Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916 | Black Snow Mosquito | | Aedes ventrovittus | | | Aedes washinoi Lanzaro & El..., 1992 | Woodland pond Mosquito | | Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) hectoris Giaquinto Mira, 1931 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) hermsi Barr & Gupta..., 1988 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818 | Common anopheles mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901 | Cottonwood | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Chaoboris altopictus | | | Chaoboris astictopas | | | Chaoboris asutopictus | | | Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830 | | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) astictopus Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | Clear Lake gnat | | Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) trivittatus Loew, 1862 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Corethrella (Corethrella) aridicola Borkent, 2008 | | | Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907) | ⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904 | | Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 | Common mosquito | | Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921) | ⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904 | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Culex (Melanoconion) anips Dyar, 1916 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903) | ⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805 | | Culex (Neoculex) boharti Brookman & R..., 1950 | | | Culex (Neoculex) reevesi (Wirth, 1948) | ⇒ Culex boharti Brookman & R..., 1950 | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culex peus Speiser, 1904 | | | Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 | Snow mosquito | | Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869 | Fish pond mosquito | | Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | Winter marsh mosquito | | Culiseta macrocarpa | | | Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903 | | | Dixa hegemonica Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | | | Dixa modesta Johannsen, 1903 | Royal dewflower | | Dixa neohegemonica Peters, 1966 | Philadelphia blackberry | | Dixa rhathyme Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | | | Dixa xavia Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | | | Eucorethra underwoodi Underwood, 1903 | Water parsnip | | Meringodixa chalonensis Nowell, 1951 | Alpine saxifrage | | Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776 | | | Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764 | | | Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | | Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904 | | | Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | Tiger Mosquito | | Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | Asian Tiger Mosquito | | Uranotaenia anhydor Dyar, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in California | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 11
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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