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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
161
558
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
161
558
662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
526
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
441
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
26
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hill County (Texas)
5 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hill County (Texas)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hill County (Texas)
6 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Bezzia pulverea Coquillett, 1901
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
2
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