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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
641
961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
641
961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
595
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
526
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
51
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rice County (Minnesota)
4 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rice County (Minnesota)
9 Genera with 17 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1995Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1901Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rice County (Minnesota)
17 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes niphadopsis Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedes occidentalis (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Dobrotworskyius occidentalis Skuse, 1889
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Rice County (Minnesota)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
11
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