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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
3085
6236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
3081
6231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3012
6063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
2496
4991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
368
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
28
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
3 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
14 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1909African Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
23 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Dixa fusca Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dixa modesta Johannsen, 1903Royal dewflower
Dixa notata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Connecticut
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se