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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
3148
6413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
368
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
121
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
60
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Carolina
5 Families width 141 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids67SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito37SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies23SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Carolina
60 Genera with 141 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus14SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1973New Zealand black fly2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Compteromesa Sæther, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1955Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Doithrix Saether & Su..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnia Enderlein, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Georthocladius Strenzke, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Nimbocera Reiss, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontomesa Pagast, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Paracricotopus Thienemann &..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19837SpeciesTaxom
Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Robackia Sæther, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196918SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sublettiella Saether, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Unniella Sæther, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1947Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
141 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes burgeri Zavortink, 1972Mat prickly gilia
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes grossbecki Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes mathesoni (Middlekauff, 1944)⇒ Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Antillocladius arcuatus Saether, 1982
Antillocladius pluspilalus Saether, 1982
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
Bezzia laciniastyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Brillia sera Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Bryophaenocladius impectinus Saether, 1976
Bryophaenocladius paranudisquama Wang, Liu & ..., 2004
Bryophaenocladius psilacrus Saether, 1982
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Cladotanytarsus acornutus Jacobsen & Bily, 2007
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Coelotanypus concinnus Coquillett, 1895
Compteromesa oconeensis Saether, 1981
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cryptotendipes emorsus Townes, 1945
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culicoides (Amossovia) beckae Wirth & Blanton, 1967
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides alachua Jamnback & W..., 1963Sneed pincushion cactus
Culicoides carpenteri Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides edeni Wirth & Blanton, 1974
Culicoides fairchildi Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Dasyhelea traverae Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Demeijerea obreptus Townes, 1945
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Doithrix villosa Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Ectemnia primaeva Moulton & Adler, 1997
Ectemnia reclusa Moulton & Adler, 1997
Forcipomyia calcarata (Coquillett, 1905)⇒ Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia weemsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Georthocladius curticornus Saether, 1982
Georthocladius triquetrus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Heleniella parva Saether, 1985
Kloosia dorsenna Saether, 1983
Krenopelopia hudsoni Roback, 1983Parry's clover
Limnophyes borealis (Goetghebuer, 1933)⇒ Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Limnophyes carolinensis Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes immucronatus Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Lipurometriocnemus vixlobatus Saether, 1982
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Mesosmittia patrihortae Saether, 1985
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) rectinervis Kieffer, 1911
Nanocladius alternantherae Dendy & Subl..., 1959
Nanocladius incomptus Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Nanocladius minimus Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Nilothauma bicorne Townes, 1945
Nimbocera pinderi Steiner & Hu..., 1982
Odontomesa fulva Kieffer, 1919
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia scalpellifera Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Parachaetocladius hudsoni Saether, 1977
Paracladopelma nereis Townes, 1945Marbled cellar spider
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paracricotopus glaber Saether, 1980White sweetvetch
Paraphaenocladius longiocostatus Saether & Wang, 1995
Paraphaenocladius pusillus F. Seredszus, 2007
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum Meigen, 1818
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) macrovirgatus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius amplicaudus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius clavatosus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius morsei Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius paravirgatus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius tricanthus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius virgatus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Psilometriocnemus triannulatus Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) glabricollis Meigen, 1830
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus Walker, 1856
Rheocricotopus amplicristalus Saether, 1985
Rheocricotopus eminellobus Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Robackia claviger Townes, 1945
Saetheria hirta Saether, 1983
Simulium (Hellichiella) congareenarum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) anchistinum Moulton & Adler, 1995
Simulium (Simulium) chlorum Moulton & Adler, 1995
Simulium (Simulium) confusum Moulton & Adler, 1995
Simulium (Simulium) definitum Moulton & Adler, 1995
Simulium (Simulium) infenestrum Moulton & Adler, 1995
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) krebsorum Moulton & Adler, 1992
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) taxodium Snoddy & Bes..., 1968Pacific mistletoe
Simulium dixiense Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium haysi Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium jonesi Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium lakei Snoddy, 1976
Simulium loerchae Adler, 1987
Simulium notiale Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium podostemi Snoddy, 1971
Simulium underhilli Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Stilobezzia amnigena Macfie, 1935
Sublettiella calvata Saether, 1983
Tanytarsus acifer Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus gibbus Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus sepp Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Unniella multivirga Saether, 1982
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia haynei Dodge, 1947
Zalutschia zalutschicola Lipina, 1939Bristly-stemmed checkerbloom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Carolina
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
45
80
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
38
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
5
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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