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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Arlington (Tarrant County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
218
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
218
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
203
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
173
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Arlington (Tarrant County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arlington (Tarrant County)
3 Genera with 5 Species
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arlington (Tarrant County)
5 Species
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilopelmia) mediovittatum Knab, 1915Coastal seepweed
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Arlington (Tarrant County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
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