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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Des Moines County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1020
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1019
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
971
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
795
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
88
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Des Moines County
2 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Des Moines County
6 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Des Moines County
16 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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