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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pond (St. Louis County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
359
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
359
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
324
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
276
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pond (St. Louis County Missouri)
5 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pond (St. Louis County Missouri)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1830Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pond (St. Louis County Missouri)
9 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pond (St. Louis County Missouri)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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