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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
133
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
30
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maine
6 Families width 56 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae (Newman, 1834)Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maine
30 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDFJMOPSTU
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1995Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Djalmabatista Fittkau, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Sayomyia Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196915SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Trichochilus Saether, 01SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
56 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Atrichopogon epicautae Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Bezzia downesi Dow & Turner, 1976
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Ceratopogon inverecundus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides downesi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Dixa clavata (Williston, 1893)⇒ Dixella clavata Loew, 1869
Dixa fusca Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dixa modesta Johannsen, 1903Royal dewflower
Dixella clavata Loew, 1869
Djalmabatista pulcher Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) palustris (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Forcipomyia monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Jenkinshelea magnipennis Johannsen, 1908
Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848
Micropsectra spinigera Reiss, 1995
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia fuscipennis Wirth, 1971
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Prosimulium fuscum Syme & Davies, 1958
Prosimulium mysticum (Peterson, 1970)⇒ Prosimulium fuscum Syme & Davies, 1958
Simulium (Boreosimulium) johannseni Hart, 1912Johannsen´s Black Fly
Simulium (Hellichiella) euryadminiculum Davies, 1949
Simulium (Hellichiella) excisum Davies, Pete..., 1962
Simulium (Hellichiella) innocens Shewell, 1952
Simulium (Nevermannia) aestivum Davies, Pete..., 1962
Simulium (Nevermannia) furculatum Shewell, 1952Forked Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) impar Davies, Pete..., 1962
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Simulium (Simulium) aranti Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Simulium lakei Snoddy, 1976
Simulium notiale Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium penobscotensis Snoddy & Bauer, 1978Pacific mistletoe
Simulium underhilli Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Smittia porifera
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Trichochilus lacteipennis
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Maine
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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