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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1267
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
239
1266
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1241
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
994
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
113
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
19
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
13
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sonora (Tuolumne County)
4 Families width 35 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sonora (Tuolumne County)
13 Genera with 35 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1941Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1971Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora (Tuolumne County)
35 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
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 (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides cacticola Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides insolatus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea cactorum Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea sonorensis Wirth, 1978
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sonora (Tuolumne County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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