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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Santa Cruz (Pinal County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1748
2749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1748
2749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1726
2711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1478
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
131
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz (Arizona)
3 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz (Arizona)
13 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Arizona)
12 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Metriocnemus crassipes (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Orthocladiinae crassipes Kieffer, 1915
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Orthocladiinae crassipes Kieffer, 1915
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Arizona)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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