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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
1481
1826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1481
1826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1425
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
1224
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
177
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
32
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Denton County
4 Families width 33 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Denton County
16 Genera with 33 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denton County
33 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Denton County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
20
Family
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