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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
251
1093
1515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
251
1093
1515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1032
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
170
881
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
77
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for McHenry County (Illinois)
4 Families width 12 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for McHenry County (Illinois)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Acricotopus Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for McHenry County (Illinois)
12 Species
Acricotopus nitidellus Malloch, 1915
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Tribelos jucundus Walker, 1848
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in McHenry County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
7
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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