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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
783
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
783
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
750
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
653
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
71
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gillespie County
5 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge9SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gillespie County
13 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1962Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gillespie County
16 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Amerohelea frontispina Dow & Turner, 1976
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Bezzia texensis Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides scanloni Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Dasyhelea brookmani Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea navaiae Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Parabezzia atchleyi Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia texensis Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Gillespie County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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