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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Falls (Wake County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
296
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
296
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
270
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
223
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
52
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falls (Wake County)
4 Families width 3 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falls (Wake County)
6 Genera with 3 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falls (Wake County)
3 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Falls (Wake County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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