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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Ben Hill County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
404
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
402
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
400
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
328
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
34
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Ben Hill County
3 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ben Hill County
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ben Hill County
7 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ben Hill County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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