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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
579
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
120
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
58
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern California
4 Families width 123 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids33SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito42SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge37SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern California
58 Genera with 123 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1992Ochlerotatus19SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Anatopynia Johannsen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Atyphohelea Borkent, 02SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17947SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1999Midge11SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Eusimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 191110SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Washingtonhelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
123 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes schizopinax Dyar, 1929
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes washinoi Lanzaro & El..., 1992Woodland pond Mosquito
Amerohelea frontispina Dow & Turner, 1976
Anatopynia aclines
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) hermsi Barr & Gupta..., 1988
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Atyphohelea macroneura Malloch, 1915
Atyphohelea nigra
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon relictus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) edurus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) furtivus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) irwini (Sublette and..., 1971)⇒ Cricotopus annulator Goetghebuer, 1927
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 1992
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides utahensis Fox, 1946
Culicoides vestus
Culicoides vetustus Breidenbaugh..., 1999
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea brookmani Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea neobifurcata Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Dasyhelea pallens Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea tristyla Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hygrophila Kieffer, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Leptoconops californiensis Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Leptoconops knowltoni Clastrier & ..., 1978
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia brevicornis Wirth, 1952
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Palpomyia armatipes Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Palpomyia basalis Walker, 1848
Palpomyia linsleyi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Phaenopsectra dyari Townes, 1945
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum isocerus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Prosimulium dicentum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Serromyia barberi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Psilopelmia) venator Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) petersoni Stone & DeFo..., 1959
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stictochironomus quagga Townes, 1945
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Washingtonhelea frommeri Wirth & Grogan, 1988

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Eastern California
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
48
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
42
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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