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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region DeSoto County (Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
448
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
448
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
426
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
92
366
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for DeSoto County (Mississippi)
2 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for DeSoto County (Mississippi)
8 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1828Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for DeSoto County (Mississippi)
14 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in DeSoto County (Mississippi)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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