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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kent County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
150
765
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
150
765
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
739
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
669
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kent County (Delaware)
2 Families width 3 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kent County (Delaware)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent County (Delaware)
3 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kent County (Delaware)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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