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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1231
1578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1228
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1194
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
1058
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
81
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazoria County
3 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazoria County
11 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazoria County
15 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Brazoria County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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