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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
52
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
52
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
32
51
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
47
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
22
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orosi (Tulare County)
4 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orosi (Tulare County)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1921Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orosi (Tulare County)
5 Species
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Stenochironomus totifuscus Sublette, 1960Painted buckeye
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Orosi (Tulare County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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