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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Churchill (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
467
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
467
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
137
457
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
424
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
103
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
27
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
20
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Churchill (Allegheny County)
5 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Churchill (Allegheny County)
20 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1913Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Churchill (Allegheny County)
14 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) psittacinus Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Churchill (Allegheny County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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