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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Branch County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
686
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
686
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
633
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
551
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
67
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Branch County
4 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Branch County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Branch County
8 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
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