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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Hancock County (Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
640
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
640
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
616
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
536
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
25
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hancock County (Mississippi)
4 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hancock County (Mississippi)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hancock County (Mississippi)
5 Species
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Monohelea wirthi Khalaf, 1969
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Hancock County (Mississippi)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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