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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Johnson County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
875
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
875
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
831
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
717
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
65
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Johnson County (Kentucky)
4 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Johnson County (Kentucky)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Johnson County (Kentucky)
8 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Johnson County (Kentucky)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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