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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Chihuahua (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1568
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1568
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1537
2812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1242
2317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
161
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
19
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chihuahua
4 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chihuahua
12 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1984Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky ..., 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chihuahua
20 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides iphthimus Zhou & Lee, 1984
Palpomyia bottimeri Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Psilopelmia) mediovittatum Knab, 1915Coastal seepweed
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tlalocomyia alticola Dyar & Shannon, 1927

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Chihuahua
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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