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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1256
1771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1256
1771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
223
1211
1684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
1091
1532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pike County (Illinois)
3 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pike County (Illinois)
9 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pike County (Illinois)
16 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pike County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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