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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Presidio County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
775
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
775
1037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
753
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
100
597
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
34
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Presidio County
4 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Presidio County
9 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1962Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Presidio County
16 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) helveticus Callot, Krem..., 1962
Dasyhelea brookmani Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Psilopelmia) labellei Peterson, 1993

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Presidio County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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