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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Anchorage (Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
547
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
547
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
533
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
135
440
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
70
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Anchorage
4 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Anchorage
7 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Anchorage
14 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Bezzia saileri Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) sanguisuga Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides alaskensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Culicoides yukonensis Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Krenopelopia narda Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Metacnephia pallipes Fries, 1824
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Prosimulium travisi Stone, 1952Jujube

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Anchorage
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
5
Family
Genus
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