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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Washington (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
104
1212
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
275
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
94
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington
3 Families width 52 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito45SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington
15 Genera with 52 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus24SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 2017Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1903Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
52 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) trukensis Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles prachongae Rattanarithi..., 2017
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dixa arge Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa melanderi Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa rhathyme Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixella marginata Loew, 1863
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Washington
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se