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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Beaver Creek (Eagle County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
244
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
244
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
223
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
182
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
18
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Beaver Creek (Eagle County)
4 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Beaver Creek (Eagle County)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1845Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1847Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beaver Creek (Eagle County)
7 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Ceratopogon rectus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Diamesa nivoriunda Fitch, 1847
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Beaver Creek (Eagle County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
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