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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cape May County (New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1051
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
1050
1403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
1013
1328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
890
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
106
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape May County
4 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape May County
12 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape May County
12 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cape May County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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