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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1336
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
280
1336
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1308
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
1102
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
215
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fayette County (Texas)
4 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fayette County (Texas)
15 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Texas)
20 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Fayette County (Texas)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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