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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
236
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
235
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
230
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
195
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
17
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
6
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette County (Mississippi)
3 Families width 3 Species
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette County (Mississippi)
6 Genera with 3 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1909Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette County (Mississippi)
3 Species
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lafayette County (Mississippi)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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