Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Galveston County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
680
853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
679
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
652
817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 110
535
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 25
67
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 7
22
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
16
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Galveston County
3 Families width 34 Species
Genera for Galveston County
16 Genera with 34 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1824 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apedilum Townes, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1823 | Non-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1901 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deinocerites Theobald, 1909 | Crabhole Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1903 | Gang Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galveston County
34 Species | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945 | Midge | | Chironomus attenuatus Walker, 1848 | Ashy milkweed | | Chironomus stigmaterus Say, 1823 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Typical mosquito | | Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 | Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito | | Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 | Common mosquito | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901 | | | Deinocerites spanius Dyar & Knab, 1909 | | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826 | | | Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum apicatum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960 | | | Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Galveston County
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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