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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Ross County (Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
1204
1636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1204
1636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1149
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
989
1325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
86
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross County
3 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross County
12 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1758Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross County
16 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) varipes Coquillett, 1902
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ross County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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