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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Amador County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
931
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
930
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
906
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
785
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
57
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amador County
4 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amador County
10 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amador County
18 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra flavipes Meigen, 1818
Phaenopsectra pilicellata Grodhaus, 1976
Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Simulium (Psilopelmia) trivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tribelos subatrum Grodhaus, 1987

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Amador County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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