AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sierra Nevada (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
581
923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
579
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
565
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
485
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
48
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Nevada (California)
4 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Nevada (California)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Nevada (California)
7 Species
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Ceratoculicoides longipennis Wirth, 1952
Larsia sequoiaensis Sublette, 1964
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sierra Nevada (California)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
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