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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
406
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
103
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
50
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
6 Families width 122 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids26SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito50SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge26SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies18SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
50 Genera with 122 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus19SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1898Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1847Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Guttipelopia Fittkau, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1975Gang Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196916SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1915Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
122 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) longistyla Fittkau, 1962
Ablabesmyia rhamphe Sublette, 1964
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes mathesoni (Middlekauff, 1944)⇒ Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Allohelea pedicellata Wirth, 1991
Alluaudomyia variegata Glick & Mullen, 1982
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Brachypogon canadensis Downes, 1976
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945
Cladotanytarsus viridiventris Malloch, 1915
Cnephia ornithophilia Davies, Pete..., 1962
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus belkini Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Amossovia) beckae Wirth & Blanton, 1967
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides chewaclae Glick & Mullen, 1983Least adder's-tongue
Culicoides juddi Cochrane, 1974
Culicoides kirbyi Glick & Mullen, 1983Least adder's-tongue
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Diamesa nivoriunda Fitch, 1847
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Guttipelopia guttipennis Wulp, 1874
Mallochohelea albibasis Malloch, 1915
Mallochohelea atripes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Nanocladius alternantherae Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Nanocladius alternanthevae
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943
Parachironomus directus Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Parachironomus pectinatellae Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Phaenobezzia sabroskyi Wirth & Grogan, 1982
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia glicki Wirth, 1994
Probezzia meadi Wirth, 1994
Probezzia wirthi Spinelli & G..., 1997
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psorophora mathesoni Belkin, 1975
Simulium (Hellichiella) congareenarum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Simulium) acontum Chen, Zhang ..., 2005
Simulium (Simulium) aranti Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) hematophilum Laboulbene, 1882
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) nyssa Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Simulium dixiense Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium haysi Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium jonesi Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium notiale Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium snowi Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium underhilli Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Stictochironomus palliatus Coquillett, 1902
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia bulla Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Stilobezzia pallidiventris Malloch, 1915
Stilobezzia sybleae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tanytarsus acifer Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus neoflavellus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Thienemannimyia laeta Meigen, 1818
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Alabama
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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