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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Houghton County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1041
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1041
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
992
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
893
1389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
80
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houghton County
3 Families width 9 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houghton County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houghton County
9 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Conchapelopia flavifrons Johannsen, 1905
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Houghton County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
6
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
3
Family
Genus
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