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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Arkansas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
412
3140
6305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3133
6297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3048
6142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
2514
5093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
299
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
71
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
30
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arkansas
6 Families width 57 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids17SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arkansas
30 Genera with 57 Species
#ABCDHMOPST
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1991Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parasimulium Malloch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arkansas
57 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes zoosophus Dyar & Knab, 1918
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Bezzia perplexa Dow & Turner, 1976
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) maculipes Stone, 1965Parry's jujube
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Cryptochironomus blarina Townes, 1945
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Demeijerea brachialis Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes fumidus Johannsen, 1905
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Dixa repanda Williston, 1901Philadelphia blackberry
Helodon vernalis Shewell, 1952
Hydrobaenus johannseni Sublette, 1967
Hydrobaenus pilipodex Saether, 1976
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Monohelea grogani Delecolle & ..., 1995
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Palpomyia fulvithorax Malloch, 1915
Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943
Parasimulium (Parasimulium) stonei Peterson, 1977Steele's dewberry
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudochironomus chen Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudochironomus julia Curran, 1930
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) ozarkense Moulton & Adler, 1995
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus concavus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Tanytarsus epleri Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus pathudsoni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Arkansas
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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