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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sussex County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
735
1031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
735
1031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
705
976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
630
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sussex County (Delaware)
3 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sussex County (Delaware)
8 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sussex County (Delaware)
14 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sussex County (Delaware)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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