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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Afton (Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
44
76
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
44
76
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
76
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
65
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
24
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (Madison Parish)
4 Families width 12 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (Madison Parish)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (Madison Parish)
12 Species
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Afton (Madison Parish)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org