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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2982
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
369
2982
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
2946
4629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
2434
3894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
426
574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
82
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
34
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands County
5 Families width 82 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito21SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge49SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highlands County
34 Genera with 82 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1968Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 195213SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19539SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands County
82 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Allohelea weemsi Wirth, 1991
Alluaudomyia bella Coquillett, 1902
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Atrichopogon deyrupi Wirth, 1994
Bezzia fairchildi Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Corethrella (Corethrella) brakeleyi Coquillett, 1902
Corethrella (Corethrella) wirthi Stone, 1968Common jujube
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Avaritia) pusillus Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides edeni Wirth & Blanton, 1974
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides knowltoni Beck, 1956
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea cincta Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia (Blantonia) caribbea Wirth & Dow, 1971Spiny phlox
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pictoni Macfie, 1938Georgia frostweed
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia blantoni Soria & Bystrak, 1975Marbletree
Forcipomyia calcarata (Coquillett, 1905)⇒ Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia cinctipes Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia dubiamima Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia quasiingrami Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed
Forcipomyia townesi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Heteromyia prattii Coquillett, 1902
Jenkinshelea blantoni Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Phaenobezzia sabroskyi Wirth & Grogan, 1982
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia bulla Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Stilobezzia kiefferi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia pallidiventris Malloch, 1915
Stilobezzia rabelloi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia sybleae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tanypus telus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Highlands County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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