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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
3421
6957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
412
3415
6951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3346
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
267
2730
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
288
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
64
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
27
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
5 Families width 58 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito27SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
27 Genera with 58 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1909Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
58 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Atrichopogon deyrupi Wirth, 1994
Bezzia laciniastyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Cnephia ornithophilia Davies, Pete..., 1962
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Corethrella (Corethrella) condita Borkent, 2008
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culicoides footei Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903Biting midge
Culicoides mississippiensis Hoffman, 1926
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culicoides snowi Wirth & Jones, 1956
Forcipomyia eadsi Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia elegantula Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Forcipomyia nodosa Saunders, 1959
Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea floridensis Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea wirthi Khalaf, 1969
Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848Woodland mosquito
Palpomyia novitibialis Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Polypedilum floridense Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905
Simulium (Boreosimulium) johannseni Hart, 1912Johannsen´s Black Fly
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Simulium haysi Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stenochironomus unictus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia glauca Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mississippi
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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