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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Minnesota (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
437
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
120
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
45
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Minnesota
6 Families width 104 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids50SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito37SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Minnesota
45 Genera with 104 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus21SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1976Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19477SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Parorthocladius Thienemann, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 200010SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zavreliella Kieffer, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
104 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes niphadopsis Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes trichurus Dyar, 1904
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cladopelma amachaerus Townes, 1945
Cnephia dacotensis Dyar & Shannon, 1927Dakota Black Fly
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides denticulatus Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Dasyhelea oppressa Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Diamesa chiobates Hansen, 1976Lizard tails
Dixa fluvica Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa pseudindiana Peters, 1981Halifax blackberry
Dixa repanda Williston, 1901Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella alexanderi Peters, 1970
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Heterotrissocladius cooki Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966
Lasiodiamesa brusti Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Limnophyes hastulatus Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Micropsectra neoappendica Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) annectens Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) cooki Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nigritus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) wiensi Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) lignicola Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Palpomyia jamnbacki Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Parachironomus potamogeti Townes, 1945
Parakiefferiella smolandica Brundin, 1947
Paratanytarsus dubius Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Parorthocladius nigritus Goetghebuer, 1938
Polypedilum angulum Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum angustum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum atrichon Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum bergi Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum castornama Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum crassum Maschwitz, 2000
Polypedilum falciforme Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum nymphaeorum Maschwitz, 2000Palmer's wislizenia
Polypedilum tuberculum Maschwitz, 2000
Procladius macotricha
Procladius macrotrichus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius ruris Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Serromyia vockerothi Borkent, 1990
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Nevermannia) croxtoni Nicholson & ..., 1950Croxton´s Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus martini Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus messersmthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus quadridentatus Brundin, 1947
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Zavreliella marmorata van der Wulp, 1859

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Minnesota
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
11
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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