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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region North Branford (New Haven County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
222
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
222
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
207
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
198
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
17
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for North Branford
4 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Branford
5 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Branford
5 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in North Branford
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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