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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
298
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
298
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
291
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
263
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
38
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lafayette County (Missouri)
5 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafayette County (Missouri)
5 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafayette County (Missouri)
4 Species
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Dixa repanda Williston, 1901Philadelphia blackberry
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lafayette County (Missouri)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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