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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Bedford County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
437
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
437
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
409
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
348
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
91
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
18
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bedford County (Virginia)
3 Families width 6 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bedford County (Virginia)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bedford County (Virginia)
6 Species
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Prosimulium arvum Adler & Kim, 1985
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Bedford County (Virginia)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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