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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Orleans Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
267
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
267
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
246
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
191
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orleans Parish
3 Families width 22 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orleans Parish
16 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orleans Parish
22 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Chernovskiia amphitrite Townes, 1945
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Cryptochironomus ponderosus Sublette, 1964
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Parachironomus monochromus (Wulp, 1874)⇒ Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Orleans Parish
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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