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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
702
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
702
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
197
667
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
579
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
70
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Kent County (Maryland)
4 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kent County (Maryland)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent County (Maryland)
9 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kent County (Maryland)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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