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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Koochiching County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
708
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
708
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
667
851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
567
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
72
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Koochiching County
5 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Koochiching County
12 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Koochiching County
13 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Koochiching County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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