AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Gainesville (Alachua County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
1063
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
247
1062
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1024
1416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
807
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
100
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gainesville (Florida)
4 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gainesville (Florida)
15 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1968Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1962Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19535SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gainesville (Florida)
23 Species
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia perplexa Dow & Turner, 1976
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) vitiosus Winnertz, 1852
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Corethrella (Corethrella) wirthi Stone, 1968Common jujube
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culicoides scanloni Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia blantoni Soria & Bystrak, 1975Marbletree
Forcipomyia fuscicalcarata Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia unica Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia weemsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Parabezzia horvathi Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia sabroskyi Wirth & Grogan, 1982
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918
Stilobezzia rabelloi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Gainesville (Florida)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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