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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Monterey County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1128
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1127
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1096
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
933
1445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
98
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monterey County
2 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monterey County
12 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1906Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monterey County
9 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Monterey County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
8
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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