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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Riverside County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
318
1918
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
1917
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1877
3536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1581
3103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
248
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
39
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riverside County
4 Families width 36 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge15SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riverside County
22 Genera with 36 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1992Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1999Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Washingtonhelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside County
36 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes washinoi Lanzaro & El..., 1992Woodland pond Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) hermsi Barr & Gupta..., 1988
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Ceratopogon relictus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) edurus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) furtivus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) irwini (Sublette and..., 1971)⇒ Cricotopus annulator Goetghebuer, 1927
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 1992
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides vestus
Culicoides vetustus Breidenbaugh..., 1999
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea pallens Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Leptoconops californiensis Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Leptoconops knowltoni Clastrier & ..., 1978
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Parametriocnemus stylatus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Washingtonhelea frommeri Wirth & Grogan, 1988

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Riverside County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
14
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