Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Penobscot County (Maine, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 294
1559
2595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 293
1557
2593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 277
1495
2458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
1302
2200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 55
149
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 13
30
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Penobscot County
5 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Penobscot County
13 Genera with 16 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1856 | Ochlerotatus | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1823 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bezzia Kieffer, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Camptocladius van der Wulp, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Culicoides Latreille, 1818 | Midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simulium Latreille, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Penobscot County
16 Species | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901 | Asian Bush Mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823 | Spotted wing mosquito | | Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776 | | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818 | Common biting midge | | Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908 | | | Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964 | | | Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929 | | | Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945 | Coastal plain milkwort | | Simulium (Boreosimulium) johannseni Hart, 1912 | Johannsen´s Black Fly | | Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927 | | | Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823 | Maculate-legged black fly | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Penobscot County
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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