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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
518
4494
9472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
516
4490
9468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
4391
9249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
3608
7758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
400
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
110
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
65
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oklahoma
6 Families width 127 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids42SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito44SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge31SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oklahoma
65 Genera with 127 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Asheum Sublette & S..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1983Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge23SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Natarsia Fittkau, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Symbiocladius Kieffer, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1957Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oklahoma
127 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) mallochi Walley, 1925
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) peleensis Walley, 1926
Ablabesmyia parajanta Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Ablabesmyia philosphagnos Beck & Beck, 1966
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Asheum beckae Sublette, 1964
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) maculipes Stone, 1965Parry's jujube
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus atripes (Kieffer, 1910)⇒ Chironomini atripes Kieffer, 1910
Chironomus major (Wülker & But..., 1983)⇒ Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) fuscus Kieffer, 1909
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Cryptochironomus bavaricus Goetghebuer, 1939
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Amossovia) ousairani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides (Amossovia) villosipennis Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Trithecoides) meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides baueri Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hinmani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides nanus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides piliferus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides riggsi Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides salihi Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides spinosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides stonei James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides venustus Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Dixa repanda Williston, 1901Philadelphia blackberry
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia squamipes (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Glyptotendipes meridionalis Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Natarsia baltimoreus Macquart, 1855
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia tibialis Meigen, 1818
Parachironomus abortivus Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus major Goetghebuer, 1921
Parametriocnemus lundbecki Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paryphoconus sonorensis Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum halterale Coquillett, 1901
Polypedilum illinoense Malloch, 1915
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) champerico Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) nyssa Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium claricentrum Adler, 1990
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Sphaeromias longipennis Loew, 1861
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Apelopia) neopunctipennis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Oklahoma
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
49
73
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
49
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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