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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Jones County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1069
1583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1069
1583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
1029
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
888
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
55
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
10
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jones County (Iowa)
3 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jones County (Iowa)
10 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jones County (Iowa)
21 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Jones County (Iowa)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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