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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
1067
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
275
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
133
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
19
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florida
3 Families width 107 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito100SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florida
19 Genera with 107 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus24SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1942Glassworm4SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1968Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1927Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1975Gang Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1904
Pestle Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
107 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lowisii Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes bahamensis Berlin, 1969
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes mathesoni (Middlekauff, 1944)⇒ Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901
Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905
Aedes pallens (Ross, 1943)⇒ Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) diluvialis Reinert, 1997
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) georgianus King, 1939Fresh flood-water mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) inundatus Reinert, 1997
Anopheles (Anopheles) maverlius Reinert, 1997
Anopheles (Anopheles) perplexens Ludlow, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) smaragdinus Reinert, 1997
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chaoborus stonei Lane, 1942
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corethrella (Corethrella) brakeleyi Coquillett, 1902
Corethrella (Corethrella) wirthi Stone, 1968Common jujube
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei Stone & Hair, 1968
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Micraedes) biscaynensis Zavortink & ..., 1999
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Dixella nova Walker, 1848Red milkweed
Isostomyia perturbans Curran, 1927
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psorophora mathesoni Belkin, 1975
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites septentrionalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) celaenocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) melanopus Dyar, 1919
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Florida
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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