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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Fairbanks (Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
239
1000
1257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
999
1256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
975
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
819
1059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
146
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairbanks
5 Families width 30 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairbanks
16 Genera with 30 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1943Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1906Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopais Stone, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairbanks
30 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Bezzia (Homobezzia) bicolor Meigen, 1804
Bezzia unispina Dow & Turner, 1976
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides alaskensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Culicoides yukonensis Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) tonnoiri Goetghebuer, 1920
Gymnopais dichopticus Stone, 1949Wright's mock buckthorn
Gymnopais holopticus Stone, 1949Wright's mock buckthorn
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Stegopterna emergens Stone, 1952Emerging Black Fly
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Fairbanks
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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