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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Fayette County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
469
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
469
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
438
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
383
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
46
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fayette County (Alabama)
5 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fayette County (Alabama)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Alabama)
12 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Fayette County (Alabama)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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