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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
201
915
1269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
914
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
863
1176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
759
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
62
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aitkin County
4 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aitkin County
10 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aitkin County
10 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Aitkin County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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