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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
434
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
433
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
414
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
367
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Tahoe
4 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Tahoe
9 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Tahoe
12 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra dyari Townes, 1945
Polypedilum isocerus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stictochironomus quagga Townes, 1945
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lake Tahoe
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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