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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Polk County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
221
1177
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
1177
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
1139
1748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
166
999
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
127
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polk County (Minnesota)
5 Families width 21 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polk County (Minnesota)
18 Genera with 21 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk County (Minnesota)
21 Species
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Micropsectra neoappendica Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Polk County (Minnesota)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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