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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
612
3375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
244
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
23
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
3 Families width 171 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito132SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge14SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
23 Genera with 171 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1992Ochlerotatus70SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 2017Malaria Mosquitoes12SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboris3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1903Glassworm6SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corethra Meigen, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1919Typical Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 192415SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19669SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethra Underwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Meringodixa Williston, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19165SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
171 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigrostriatus Barraud, 1927
Aedes (Aedimorphus) trukensis Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes aunandalei
Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903
Aedes bicristatus Thurman & Wi..., 1950Woodland flax
Aedes bieristatus Thurman and ..., 1950
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes clivis Lanzaro & El..., 1992
Aedes deserticola Zavortink, 1969Western treehole mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes hemiteleus (Dyar, 1924)⇒ Aedes cinereus Meigen, 1818
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes idahoensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes mercurator Dyar, 1920
Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes niphadopsis Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941
Aedes schizopinax Dyar, 1929
Aedes scuterllaris
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902Western tree-hole mosquito
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Aedes ventrovittus
Aedes washinoi Lanzaro & El..., 1992Woodland pond Mosquito
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) hectoris Giaquinto Mira, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) hermsi Barr & Gupta..., 1988
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
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
Chaoboris altopictus
Chaoboris astictopas
Chaoboris asutopictus
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) astictopus Dyar & Shannon, 1924Clear Lake gnat
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) trivittatus Loew, 1862
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corethra exita Scudder, 1877
Corethrella (Corethrella) aridicola Borkent, 2008
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Melanoconion) anips Dyar, 1916
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culex (Neoculex) reevesi (Wirth, 1948)⇒ Culex boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex damnatorum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex proavitus Scudder, 1877
Culex winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1919
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893Winter marsh mosquito
Culiseta kishenehn R. E. Harbach, 2012
Culiseta lemniscata R. E. Harbach, 2012
Culiseta macrocarpa
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dixa (Coquillettidia) dyari Walker, 1849
Dixa aliciae Johnannsen, 1924
Dixa arge Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa californica Bigot, 1892Horse purslane
Dixa hegemonica Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa johannseni Garrett, 1924
Dixa melanderi Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa modesta Johannsen, 1903Royal dewflower
Dixa naevia Osten Sacken, 1886Agrimony
Dixa neoaliciae Garrett, 1924
Dixa neohegemonica Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa nova Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dixa rhathyme Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa universitatis Cockerell, 1926
Dixa xavia Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixella cornuta Johannsen, 1923Horse purslane
Dixella curvistyla Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella deltoura Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella eomarginata Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella intacta Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella marginata Loew, 1863
Dixella nova Walker, 1848Red milkweed
Dixella spinilobata Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella vespertina Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Eucorethra underwoodi Underwood, 1903Water parsnip
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Meringodixa chalonensis Nowell, 1951Alpine saxifrage
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia anhydor Dyar, 1907
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in West USA
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
14
132
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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