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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Orange County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1114
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
247
1114
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
236
1077
1374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
900
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
155
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
25
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orange County (California)
3 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orange County (California)
16 Genera with 24 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1998Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orange County (California)
24 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Allocladius lusciniolus Sæther & An..., 2011
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus challeti Spies, 1998
Tanytarsus pelsuei Spies, 1998
Thalassosmittia christinae Sæther & An..., 2011

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Orange County (California)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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