Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Kentucky (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 433
3251
6874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 431
3247
6871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 407
3152
6692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 287
2660
5716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 57
249
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 13
54
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
25
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kentucky
3 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Kentucky
11 Genera with 20 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1823 | Ochlerotatus | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1824 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1906 | Typical Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1901 | Cool Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896 | Red Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908 | Gang Mosquito | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kentucky
20 Species | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901 | | | Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018 | | | Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896 | | | 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 | | Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 | Elephant Mosquito |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Kentucky | 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 | 8
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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