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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Afton (Washington County, Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
320
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
320
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
315
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
266
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
54
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (Washington County Minnesota)
4 Families width 13 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (Washington County Minnesota)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (Washington County Minnesota)
13 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Afton (Washington County Minnesota)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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