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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mobile County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
814
1093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
195
814
1093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
783
1045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
672
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
59
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mobile County
4 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mobile County
8 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mobile County
13 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mobile County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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