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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
789
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
789
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
189
758
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
647
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
57
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dallas County (Texas)
3 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dallas County (Texas)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dallas County (Texas)
8 Species
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Dallas County (Texas)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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