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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Attala County (Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
260
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
260
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
255
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
240
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Attala County
2 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Attala County
6 Genera with 7 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Attala County
7 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Attala County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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