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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Rock Island County (Northwestern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
581
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
580
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
528
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
116
429
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
28
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rock Island County
3 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rock Island County
5 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnia Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Lopescladius Oliveira, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rock Island County
7 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Lopescladius verruculosus Saether, 1983
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Rock Island County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
4
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