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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
226
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
92
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colorado
7 Families width 171 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids72SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito34SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge32SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies27SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colorado
92 Genera with 171 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus23SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1943Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Brundiniella Roback, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1849Non-biting midges15SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Constempellina Brundin, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Corethra Meigen, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1962
Frog-biting midges0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1919Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge15SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1847Snow Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethra Underwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomesa Pagast, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Radotanypus Fittkau & Mu..., 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 182316SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
171 Species
Ablabesmyia pulchripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Bezzia cockerelli Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Brillia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905
Brillia retifinis Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Brundiniella florens Johannsen, 1908
Bryophaenocladius pleuralis Malloch, 1915
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon cinaedicus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon rectus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus almelanderi A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chironomus depletus Scudder, 1877
Chironomus patens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Chironomus pausatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus primaevus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus pristinus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus proterus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus requiescens A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus scudderiellus T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Chironomus sepultus Heer, 1849
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Cnephia mutata
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Constempellina brevicosta Edwards, 1937
Corethra exita Scudder, 1877
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) politus Coquillett, 1902
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cricotopus herrmanni Sublette, 1998
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex damnatorum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Culex winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1919
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides baueri Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hinmani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides nanus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides palmerae James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides stonei James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Culicoides unicolor Coquillett, 1905
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dasyhelea festiva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea pollinosa Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Diamesa (Diamesa) spinacies Saether, 1969
Diamesa ancysta Roback, 1959
Diamesa extincta A. L. Melander, 1949
Diamesa haydaki Hansen, 1976Lizard tails
Diamesa nivoriunda Fitch, 1847
Dicrotendipes cryptius Epler, 1987
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dixa aliciae Johnannsen, 1924
Dixa universitatis Cockerell, 1926
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Eucorethra underwoodi Underwood, 1903Water parsnip
Forcipomyia canadensis Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Helodon onychodactylus Dyar & Shannon, 1927Clawed Black Fly
Hydrobaenus fusistylus Goetghebuer, 1933
Leptoconops americanus Carter, 1921
Limnophyes coloradensis Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Mesosmittia lobiga Saether, 1985
Metacnephia coloradensis Peterson & K..., 1994
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus atratulus (Zetterstedt, 1850)⇒ Metriocnemus albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Micropsectra dives Johannsen, 1905
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) rectinervis Kieffer, 1911
Odontomesa ferringtoni Saether, 1985
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) appersoni Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) subletti Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Palpomyia linsleyi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum Meigen, 1804
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia concinna Meigen, 1818
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818
Prosimulium flaviantennum Stains & Kno..., 1940
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Prosimulium jeanninae Peterson, 1990
Prosimulium opleri Peterson & K..., 1994
Prosimulium travisi Stone, 1952Jujube
Prosimulium wui Peterson & K..., 1994
Pseudochironomus pseudoviridis Malloch, 1915
Pseudodiamesa pertinax Garrett, 1925
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Sergentia albescens Townes, 1945Broom milkwort
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Serromyia ledicola Kieffer, 1925
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Eusimulium) exulatum Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Nevermannia) modicum Adler, Curri..., 2004Moderate Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) griseum Coquillett, 1898Gray Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) petersoni Stone & DeFo..., 1959
Simulium (Simulium) piperi Dyar & Shannon, 1927Piper´s Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Stegopterna acra Currie, Adle..., 2004
Stenochironomus colei Malloch, 1919
Stenochironomus poecilopterus Mitchell, 1908
Stenochironomus pulchripennis Coquillett, 1902
Stictochironomus varius Townes, 1945
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus fatigans Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus muticus Kieffer, 1905
Thaumalea coloradensis Arnaud & Boussy, 1994
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Colorado
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
71
104
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
8
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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