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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Arroyo Seco (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
87
236
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
236
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
223
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
201
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
24
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arroyo Seco
4 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arroyo Seco
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1915Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arroyo Seco
8 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Arroyo Seco
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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