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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1095
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1095
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
1079
1526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
957
1398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
85
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Diego
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Diego
5 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego
9 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in San Diego
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
6
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