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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Alachua County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
1512
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
1510
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
291
1457
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1194
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
151
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
37
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alachua County
5 Families width 34 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge23SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alachua County
23 Genera with 34 Species
#ABCDFMOPS
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1968Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1962Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19536SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alachua County
34 Species
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Bezzia perplexa Dow & Turner, 1976
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) vitiosus Winnertz, 1852
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Corethrella (Corethrella) wirthi Stone, 1968Common jujube
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides alachua Jamnback & W..., 1963Sneed pincushion cactus
Culicoides scanloni Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia blantoni Soria & Bystrak, 1975Marbletree
Forcipomyia calcarata (Coquillett, 1905)⇒ Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia fuscicalcarata Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia unica Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia weemsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parabezzia horvathi Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Phaenobezzia sabroskyi Wirth & Grogan, 1982
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918
Stilobezzia rabelloi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Alachua County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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