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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
5 Families width 106 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids28SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito44SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge28SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
50 Genera with 106 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1926Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
106 Species
Ablabesmyia rhamphe Sublette, 1964
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Atrichopogon websteri Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Clinotanypus aureus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Cnephia ornithophilia Davies, Pete..., 1962
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides mississippiensis Hoffman, 1926
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) corinneae Gosseries, 1991
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Einfeldia natchitocheae Sublette, 1964
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pictoni Macfie, 1938Georgia frostweed
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia squamipes (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Labrundinia pilosella Loew, 1866
Mallochohelea flavidula Malloch, 1914
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Monohelea macfiei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia ludoviciana Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia nigra Wirth, 1971
Probezzia rosewalli Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia smithii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Simulium (Hellichiella) congareenarum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus buckleyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus limneticus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus quadratus Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus recens Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites septentrionalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Louisiana
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
11
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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