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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Ascension Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
510
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
509
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
464
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
100
371
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
37
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
9
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension Parish
4 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension Parish
6 Genera with 4 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension Parish
4 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ascension Parish
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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