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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Albemarle County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
301
1445
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
1444
2001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
1374
1879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1170
1615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
161
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Albemarle County
4 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Albemarle County
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Albemarle County
13 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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