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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
721
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
719
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
703
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
613
784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
103
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra County (California)
4 Families width 7 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra County (California)
12 Genera with 7 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra County (California)
7 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sierra County (California)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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