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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Bexar County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
249
1297
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1297
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
1262
1582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1061
1350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
99
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
14
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bexar County
4 Families width 27 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bexar County
14 Genera with 27 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1903Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1907Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bexar County
27 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilopelmia) trivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Toxorhynchites septentrionalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia anhydor Dyar, 1907

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Bexar County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
23
Family
Genera
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