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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kenai Peninsula Borough (Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
240
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
239
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
232
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
220
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
94
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
15
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Kenai Peninsula Borough
4 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenai Peninsula Borough
7 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1776Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1955Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenai Peninsula Borough
4 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) sphagnumensis Williams, 1955
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kenai Peninsula Borough
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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