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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3274
5460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
3273
5459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
3230
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2671
4510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
40
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
21
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sonora
4 Families width 67 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito31SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge28SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sonora
21 Genera with 67 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1953Midge13SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1938Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1939Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora
67 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) kummi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes monticola Belkin & McD..., 1957Western treehole mosquito
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) fausti Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) judithae Zavortink, 1969
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides arizonensis Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides cacticola Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides insolatus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides willistoni Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) fasciigera Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea cactorum Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea longicerci
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea sonorensis Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia baueri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Forcipomyia cochisei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia goniognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia leptognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia pricei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia werneri Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paryphoconus sonorensis Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sonora
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
10
31
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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