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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Alaska (Morgan County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
225
833
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
830
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
803
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
636
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
91
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska (Indiana)
5 Families width 15 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska (Indiana)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1943Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1906Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska (Indiana)
15 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Saetheria tylus Townes, 1945
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Alaska (Indiana)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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