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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1169
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1169
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1135
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
959
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
187
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
36
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sacramento County
4 Families width 29 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sacramento County
26 Genera with 29 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2004Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sacramento County
29 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cryptotendipes darbyi Sublette, 1960
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides hermani Spinelli & B..., 2004
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Simulium (Psilopelmia) bivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sacramento County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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