Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 82
686
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
179
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
52
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Massachusetts
6 Families width 111 Species
Genera for Massachusetts
52 Genera with 111 Species #ACDEFGHMOPSTUXZ
| Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedes Meigen, 1902 | Ochlerotatus | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1901 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 2010 | Non-biting midges | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Clinohelea Kieffer, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnephia Enderlein, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1957 | Midge | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1957 | Cool Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1920 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinohelea Macfie, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectemnia Enderlein, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Greniera Doby & David, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halocladius Hirvenoja, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyia Say, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobaenus Fries, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropelopia Thienemann, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microtendipes Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mochlonyx Loew, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monohelea Kieffer, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palpomyia Meigen, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parabezzia Malloch, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachironomus Lenz, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Procladius Skuse, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosimulium Roubaud, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794 | Gang Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sayomyia Coquillett, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizohelea Kieffer, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simulium Latreille, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
111 Species | Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959 | | | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901 | Asian Bush Mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913 | And Knab | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902 | | | Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes grossbecki Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954 | Rocky Mountain fringed gentian | | Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905 | | | Aedes provocans Walker, 1848 | | | Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848 | | Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910 | | | Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823 | | Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902 | Plains floodwater mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Anopheles (Anopheles) perplexens Ludlow, 1907 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901 | Walker'S Anopheles | | Apsectrotanypus johnsoni Coquillett, 1901 | | | Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956 | Fall phlox | | Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901 | Biting midge | | Atrichopogon peregrinus Johannsen, 1908 | | | Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830 | | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921 | Michaux's stitchwort | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945 | | | Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 | Pygmy linanthus | | Chironomus (Chironomus) aprilinus Meigen, 1818 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Chironomus halophilus (Packard, 1873) | ⇒ Chironomus aprilinus Meigen, 1818 | | Chironomus quinnitukqut Martin, Subl..., 2010 | | | Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861 | | | Cnephia ornithophilia Davies, Pete..., 1962 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818 | Midge | | Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794 | Phantom midge | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 | Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851 | | | Culicoides alexanderi Wirth & Hubert, 1962 | | | Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903 | Biting midge | | Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901 | | | Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957 | | | Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902 | Black-tailed mosquito | | Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901 | | | Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 | Snow mosquito | | Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957 | | | Dasyhelea pollinosa Wirth, 1952 | Hentz's phlox | | Dixa clavata (Williston, 1893) | ⇒ Dixella clavata Loew, 1869 | | Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832 | | | Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920 | | | Dixella cornuta Johannsen, 1923 | Horse purslane | | Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953 | Texan phlox | | Echinohelea lanei Wirth, 1951 | Trailing phlox | | Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848 | Unattractive Black Fly | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) ciliata Winnertz, 1852 | | | Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951 | Trailing phlox | | Greniera abdita Peterson, 1962 | | | Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839 | Marine midge | | Heteromyia fasciata Say, 1825 | | | Hydrobaenus travisi Saether, 1989 | | | Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848 | | | Metriocnemus knabi Coquillett, 1904 | Pitcher plant midge | | Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955 | | | Microtendipes caelum Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905 | | | Monohelea andersoni Wirth & Grogan, 1981 | Carpet phlox | | Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964 | | | Monohelea obscura Wirth & Will..., 1964 | | | Palpomyia downesi Grogan & Wirth, 1979 | | | Palpomyia jonesi Grogan & Wirth, 1975 | | | Parabezzia alexanderi Wirth, 1965 | Downy phlox | | Parachironomus forceps Townes, 1945 | | | Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874) | ⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915 | | | Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Procladius bellus Loew, 1866 | | | Prosimulium approximatum Peterson, 1970 | Salmonberry | | Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902 | | | Pseudochironomus banksi Townes, 1945 | | | Pseudochironomus netta Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819 | Big woods mosquito | | Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794 | Gallinipper | | Sayomyia knabi (Dyar, 1905) | ⇒ Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862 | | Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804 | | | Simulium (Eusimulium) bracteatum (Coquillett, 1898) | ⇒ Simulium appalachiense Adler, Curri..., 2004 | | Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838 | Striped black fly | | Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848 | | | Stictochironomus lutosus Townes, 1945 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 | Elephant Mosquito | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | | | Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916 | | | Zavrelimyia bifasciata Coquillett, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Massachusetts
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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