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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
84
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
84
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
82
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
67
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plain (Texas)
3 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plain (Texas)
7 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plain (Texas)
5 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Plain (Texas)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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