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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Piatt County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1126
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1126
1572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
226
1067
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
937
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
86
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piatt County
5 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piatt County
16 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piatt County
26 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Bezzia dentata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Mallochohelea albibasis Malloch, 1915
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius nitidus Malloch, 1915
Probezzia infuscata Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Probezzia pallida Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Piatt County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
17
Families
Genera
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