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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
220
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
220
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
93
209
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
180
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
25
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baltimore
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baltimore
4 Genera with 9 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltimore
9 Species
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides baueri Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culicoides piliferus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides spinosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides venustus Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Baltimore
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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