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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Mercer County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
798
993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
227
798
993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
757
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
624
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
79
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (Illinois)
2 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (Illinois)
5 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (Illinois)
8 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Dixella cornuta Johannsen, 1923Horse purslane
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (Illinois)
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
4
7
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