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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Las Cruces (Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1179
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1179
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
239
1172
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
940
1324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
140
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Las Cruces (Doña Ana County)
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Las Cruces (Doña Ana County)
10 Genera with 15 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1939Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Cruces (Doña Ana County)
15 Species
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Micropsectra connexa Kieffer, 1906
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Psilopelmia) griseum Coquillett, 1898Gray Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Las Cruces (Doña Ana County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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