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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Bristol County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1202
1794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1202
1794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
1155
1703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
1045
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
144
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bristol County (Massachusetts)
5 Families width 12 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bristol County (Massachusetts)
13 Genera with 12 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnia Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bristol County (Massachusetts)
12 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Pseudochironomus banksi Townes, 1945
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Bristol County (Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
7
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