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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Alpena County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
623
887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
621
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
592
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
501
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
66
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alpena County
3 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alpena County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alpena County
6 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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