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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Miami (Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
550
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
550
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
529
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
445
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
65
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Miami
4 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Miami
8 Genera with 8 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1942Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miami
8 Species
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Chaoborus stonei Lane, 1942
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Forcipomyia beckae Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Monohelea lanei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Miami
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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