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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lafayette (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
252
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
252
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
235
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
192
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
25
27
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 Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
2 Families width 3 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
3 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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