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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Plymouth County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
886
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
886
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
841
1206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
156
736
1090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
69
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
3 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
8 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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