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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sumner County (Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
364
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
123
364
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
337
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
285
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sumner County (Tennessee)
2 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sumner County (Tennessee)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sumner County (Tennessee)
5 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sumner County (Tennessee)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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