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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lake County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
311
1634
2427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
310
1633
2426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
288
1555
2282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1284
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
143
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
33
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake County (Illinois)
4 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake County (Illinois)
18 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake County (Illinois)
26 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Johannsenomyia annulicornis Malloch, 1918'anunu
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lake County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
9
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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