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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1334
2032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1332
2030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1289
1945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1094
1702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
101
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fayette County (West Virginia)
3 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fayette County (West Virginia)
5 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (West Virginia)
4 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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