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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Elk (Chase County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
379
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
379
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
117
369
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
313
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
72
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
35
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elk (Chase County Kansas)
4 Families width 21 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elk (Chase County Kansas)
23 Genera with 21 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elk (Chase County Kansas)
21 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Elk (Chase County Kansas)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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