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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lassen County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
965
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
965
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
190
918
1413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
135
795
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
86
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
24
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lassen County
4 Families width 11 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lassen County
17 Genera with 11 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lassen County
11 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) petersoni Stone & DeFo..., 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lassen County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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