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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Brunswick County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1521
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
302
1518
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
284
1463
1978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1236
1690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
242
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brunswick County (Virginia)
5 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge10SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brunswick County (Virginia)
19 Genera with 29 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunswick County (Virginia)
29 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Brunswick County (Virginia)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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