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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
371
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
371
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
136
329
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
288
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
49
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
14
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clay County (Illinois)
4 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clay County (Illinois)
10 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clay County (Illinois)
7 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium magnum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Clay County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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