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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Seattle (King County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
467
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
467
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
458
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
387
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
42
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seattle (King County Washington)
3 Families width 5 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seattle (King County Washington)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Chasmatonotus Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seattle (King County Washington)
5 Species
Chasmatonotus maculipennis Rempel, 1937Green slender lupine
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Leptoconops melanderi Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Simulium (Nevermannia) pugetense Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) piperi Dyar & Shannon, 1927Piper´s Black Fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Seattle (King County Washington)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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