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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
316
1878
2253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
1878
2253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1832
2164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1610
1902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
168
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
32
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
18
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orange County (Florida)
3 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito21SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orange County (Florida)
18 Genera with 29 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1927Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1906Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orange County (Florida)
29 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Atrichopogon archboldi Wirth, 1995
Axarus rogersi Beck & Beck, 1958
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Isostomyia perturbans Curran, 1927
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Orange County (Florida)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
21
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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