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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Taos County (New Mexico, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
723
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
722
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
694
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
574
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
62
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taos County
4 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taos County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taos County
8 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Bezzia uncistyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Taos County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
4
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