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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sherwood (Calhoun County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
47
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
47
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
35
47
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
40
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sherwood (Iowa)
2 Families width 4 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sherwood (Iowa)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sherwood (Iowa)
4 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sherwood (Iowa)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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