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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pecos County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
122
409
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
122
409
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
388
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
312
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Pecos County
4 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pecos County
5 Genera with 5 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1998Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pecos County
5 Species
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Nilobezzia minor Wirth, 1952
Simulium (Psilopelmia) bivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Tanytarsus pelsuei Spies, 1998

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pecos County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
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