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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Howard County (Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
212
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
212
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
200
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
169
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
36
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
11
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Howard County (Maryland)
4 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Howard County (Maryland)
7 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Howard County (Maryland)
4 Species
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Howard County (Maryland)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
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