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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Moffat County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
874
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
874
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
853
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
706
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
96
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
22
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Moffat County
4 Families width 10 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Moffat County
17 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moffat County
10 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Moffat County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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