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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
188
858
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
188
858
1205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
179
835
1170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
706
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
41
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Paso County (Colorado)
3 Families width 9 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Paso County (Colorado)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Paso County (Colorado)
9 Species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) politus Coquillett, 1902
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in El Paso County (Colorado)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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