Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Iowa (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 420
3273
6617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 418
3269
6613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
3198
6446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2586
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 65
374
630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 16
83
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
29
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
14
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iowa
3 Families width 50 Species
Genera for Iowa
14 Genera with 50 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1901 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1957 | Cool Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896 | Red Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908 | Gang Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Topomyia Leicester, 1908 | Omnivore Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909 | Bromeliad Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iowa
50 Species | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901 | Asian Bush Mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902 | | | Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903 | | | Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918 | | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848 | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943 | Cutleaf meadowparsnip | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901 | Walker'S Anopheles | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 | Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito | | Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 | Common mosquito | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903) | ⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805 | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 | Snow mosquito | | Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957 | | | Dixa repanda Williston, 1901 | Philadelphia blackberry | | Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936 | | | Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819 | Big woods mosquito | | Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794 | Gallinipper | | Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901 | | | Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908) | ⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908 | | Topomyia dubitans Leicester, 1908 | | | Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 | Elephant Mosquito | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | | | Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909) | ⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905 |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Iowa | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 12
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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