Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Fort Bend County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
774
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
774
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 194
745
895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
635
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 27
60
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 8
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fort Bend County
4 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Fort Bend County
11 Genera with 13 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1830 | Ochlerotatus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1908 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1901 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Procladius Skuse, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fort Bend County
13 Species | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Buzzer midge | | Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908 | Cypselea | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901 | | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Fort Bend County
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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