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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region La Paz County (Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
163
799
1117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
163
799
1117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
157
788
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
722
1032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
83
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
14
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Paz County
3 Families width 7 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Paz County
10 Genera with 7 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1905Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Paz County
7 Species
Bezzia bivittata Coquillett, 1905
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culicoides unicolor Coquillett, 1905
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Serromyia barberi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in La Paz County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
6
Families
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