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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mason County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
1504
1911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
1504
1911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
279
1452
1816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1250
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
150
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mason County (Illinois)
6 Families width 30 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids17SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mason County (Illinois)
25 Genera with 30 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1915Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mason County (Illinois)
30 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus (Chironomus) pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) distinctus Malloch, 1915
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paralauterborniella nigrohalterale Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pentaneura inconspicua Malloch, 1915
Procladius riparius Malloch, 1915
Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Simulium (Boreosimulium) johannseni Hart, 1912Johannsen´s Black Fly
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Thienemanniella similis (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Thienemanniella caspersi Saether, 2003
Tribelos fusicornis Malloch, 1915
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mason County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
8
11
Families
Genera
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