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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Comal County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
566
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
566
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
540
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
470
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
32
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comal County
2 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comal County
5 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1906Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comal County
7 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Simulium (Hemicnetha) solarii Stone, 1948Smallflower mock buckthorn
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Comal County
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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