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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
837
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
836
1230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
802
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
686
1059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
63
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
24
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eagle County
4 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eagle County
17 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1845Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1847Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eagle County
11 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Ceratopogon rectus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Diamesa nivoriunda Fitch, 1847
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Eagle County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
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