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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Imperial County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
731
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
729
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
709
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
598
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
75
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Imperial County
3 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Imperial County
14 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1946Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Imperial County
15 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides utahensis Fox, 1946
Dasyhelea tristyla Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Microtendipes rydalensis Edwards, 1929
Nilobezzia brevicornis Wirth, 1952
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Imperial County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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