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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Shelby County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
731
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
731
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
696
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
620
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
36
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Shelby County (Alabama)
3 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shelby County (Alabama)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shelby County (Alabama)
4 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Shelby County (Alabama)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
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