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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Newton County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
492
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
491
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
465
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
382
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Newton County (Texas)
4 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Newton County (Texas)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newton County (Texas)
5 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Newton County (Texas)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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