Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 82
686
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
179
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
52
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
14
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Massachusetts
3 Families width 52 Species
Genera for Massachusetts
14 Genera with 52 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1901 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1957 | Cool Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1920 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mochlonyx Loew, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794 | Gang Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sayomyia Coquillett, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
52 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) cantator Coquillett, 1903 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913 | And Knab | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902 | | | Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes grossbecki Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954 | Rocky Mountain fringed gentian | | Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905 | | | Aedes provocans Walker, 1848 | | | Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848 | | Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910 | | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Anopheles (Anopheles) perplexens Ludlow, 1907 | | | 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 (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830 | | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921 | Michaux's stitchwort | | 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 (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902 | Black-tailed mosquito | | Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901 | | | Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 | Snow mosquito | | Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957 | | | Dixa clavata (Williston, 1893) | ⇒ Dixella clavata Loew, 1869 | | Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832 | | | Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920 | | | Dixella cornuta Johannsen, 1923 | Horse purslane | | Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819 | Big woods mosquito | | Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794 | Gallinipper | | Sayomyia knabi (Dyar, 1905) | ⇒ Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862 | | Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 | Elephant Mosquito | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 9
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Culicoidea at artfakta.se
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