Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Merced County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 177
658
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 177
658
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
620
847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 114
518
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 19
49
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 5
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
10
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Merced County
3 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Merced County
10 Genera with 14 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1821 | Ochlerotatus | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1939 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1908 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1905 | Typical Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | Limnophyes Eaton, 1875 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsectra Kieffer, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parasimulium Malloch, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simulium Latreille, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Merced County
14 Species | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906 | Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939 | | | Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908 | Cypselea | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919 | | | Parasimulium (Parasimulium) stonei Peterson, 1977 | Steele's dewberry | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Simulium (Psilopelmia) bivittatum Malloch, 1914 | Gray's bur cucumber | | Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893 | | | Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838 | Striped black fly |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Merced County
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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