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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Highlands (Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
110
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
110
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
103
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
85
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
31
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands (Bristol County Massachusetts)
3 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highlands (Bristol County Massachusetts)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands (Bristol County Massachusetts)
4 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Highlands (Bristol County Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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