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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1060
1633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1060
1633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1018
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
870
1355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
105
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
24
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shasta County
2 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shasta County
10 Genera with 8 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shasta County
8 Species
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) obscurifuscus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) subfuscus Sublette & S..., 1971Bottlebrush buckeye
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenopsectra pilicellata Grodhaus, 1976
Tribelos subatrum Grodhaus, 1987

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Shasta County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
7
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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