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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
924
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
924
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
197
895
1229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
815
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
192
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
30
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nevada County (California)
4 Families width 15 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nevada County (California)
20 Genera with 15 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1929Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nevada County (California)
15 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes schizopinax Dyar, 1929
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Prosimulium dicentum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Nevada County (California)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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