Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 552
4888
10238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 550
4884
10233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 523
4755
9881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 357
3942
8143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 90
751
1418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 24
180
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
67
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
15
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virginia
3 Families width 48 Species
Genera for Virginia
15 Genera with 48 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1824 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 5 | 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, 1928 | Cool Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 2017 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mochlonyx Loew, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896 | Red Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901 | Gang Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901 | Bromeliad Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia
48 Species | 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) flavescens (Müller, 1764) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918 | | | Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848 | | Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939 | Heartscale | | 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 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 | Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909 | | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928 | Pepper maggot | | Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018 | | | Dixa inextricata Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | | | Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017 | | | Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776 | | | Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903 | | | Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764 | | | Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848 | Woodland mosquito | | Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819 | Big woods mosquito | | Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794 | Gallinipper | | Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901 | | | Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 | Elephant Mosquito | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | | | Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909) | ⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905 | | Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901 | Pitcher plant mosquito |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Virginia | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 11
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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