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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Narrows (Giles County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
158
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
158
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
152
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
132
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
48
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Narrows (Giles County Virginia)
4 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Narrows (Giles County Virginia)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Narrows (Giles County Virginia)
10 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Narrows (Giles County Virginia)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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