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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Norfolk County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
998
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
998
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
211
957
1369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
854
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
4 Families width 6 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1921Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
6 Species
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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