Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Iowa (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 420
3273
6617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 418
3269
6613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
3198
6446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2586
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 65
374
630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 16
83
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
29
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iowa
6 Families width 70 Species
Genera for Iowa
29 Genera with 70 Species #ACDFHNOPSTUWX
| Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1901 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Axarus Roback, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chernovskiia Sæther, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1945 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1956 | Midge | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1957 | Cool Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halliella Ulrich, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896 | Red Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908 | Gang Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Simulium Latreille, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1883 | Green Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Topomyia Leicester, 1908 | Omnivore Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909 | Bromeliad Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iowa
70 Species | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901 | Asian Bush Mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902 | | | Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903 | | | Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918 | | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848 | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943 | Cutleaf meadowparsnip | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901 | Walker'S Anopheles | | Axarus festivus Say, 1823 | Indigobush | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794 | Phantom midge | | Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 | Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito | | Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 | Common mosquito | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903) | ⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805 | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culicoides parapiliferus Wirth & Blanton, 1974 | | | Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956 | Arctic catchfly | | Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 | Snow mosquito | | Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957 | | | Demicryptochironomus cuneatus Townes, 1945 | | | Dixa repanda Williston, 1901 | Philadelphia blackberry | | Forcipomyia leptognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971 | Longleaf phlox | | Forcipomyia sinuosa Dow & Wirth, 1972 | | | Halliella linepunctata | | | Halliella magnapuncta | | | Nanocladius crassicornus Saether, 1977 | Western sweetvetch | | Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936 | | | Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896 | | | Polypedilum albulum (Townes, 1945) | ⇒ Polypedilum tritus Walker, 1856 | | Pseudochironomus rex Hauber, 1947 | Mountain larkspur | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819 | Big woods mosquito | | Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794 | Gallinipper | | Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901 | | | Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908) | ⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908 | | Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880 | Coontie | | Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838 | Striped black fly | | Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911) | ⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911 | | Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883 | | | Topomyia dubitans Leicester, 1908 | | | Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 | Elephant Mosquito | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | | | Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909) | ⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905 | | Xenochironomus taenionotus Say, 0 | Indigobush |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Iowa
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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