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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cass County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
584
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
584
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
533
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
455
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
40
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cass County (Illinois)
4 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cass County (Illinois)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cass County (Illinois)
5 Species
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0Indigobush

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cass County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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