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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region North Dakota (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1838
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1835
3453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1793
3370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1498
2804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
195
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
40
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
21
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Dakota
5 Families width 38 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Dakota
21 Genera with 38 Species
#ABCDFLPS
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Dakota
38 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Bezzia cockerelli Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus utahensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides jamesi Fox, 1946
Culicoides shemanchuki Grogan & Lysyk, 0
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Cyphomella gibbera Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Palpomyia occidentalis Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Paracladopelma nais Townes, 1945
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes basidens Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia seminigra Panzer, 1798
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in North Dakota
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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