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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Morehouse Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
593
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
593
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
577
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
473
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
44
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morehouse Parish
4 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morehouse Parish
17 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morehouse Parish
18 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Morehouse Parish
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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