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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pottawatomie County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1188
1607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1187
1606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1121
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
979
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
95
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
4 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
19 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
20 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Conchapelopia americana Fittkau, 1957
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dicrotendipes neomodestus Malloch, 1915
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pottawatomie County (Kansas)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
8
Family
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