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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1128
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1128
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1117
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
954
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
160
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
35
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Point (Illinois)
5 Families width 16 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Point (Illinois)
17 Genera with 16 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1898Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point (Illinois)
16 Species
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Point (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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