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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lake Placid (Essex County, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
752
923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
752
923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
717
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
595
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
126
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
56
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
23
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Placid
5 Families width 51 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge35SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Placid
23 Genera with 51 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1968Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1925Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19538SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Placid
51 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Atrichopogon deyrupi Wirth, 1994
Bezzia fairchildi Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Corethrella (Corethrella) brakeleyi Coquillett, 1902
Corethrella (Corethrella) wirthi Stone, 1968Common jujube
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides (Avaritia) pusillus Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides edeni Wirth & Blanton, 1974
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides knowltoni Beck, 1956
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea cincta Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia calcarata (Coquillett, 1905)⇒ Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia cinctipes Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia dubiamima Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Jenkinshelea blantoni Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Phaenobezzia sabroskyi Wirth & Grogan, 1982
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia bulla Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Stilobezzia kiefferi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia pallidiventris Malloch, 1915
Stilobezzia rabelloi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia sybleae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lake Placid
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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