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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
339
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
339
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
329
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
284
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
34
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canyon (Lubbock County)
3 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canyon (Lubbock County)
6 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canyon (Lubbock County)
11 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Canyon (Lubbock County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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