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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Teller County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
1490
2540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
1489
2539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
284
1457
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1239
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
193
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
42
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Teller County
2 Families width 10 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Teller County
4 Genera with 10 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1849Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1949Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Teller County
10 Species
Chironomus almelanderi A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus pausatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus primaevus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus pristinus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus proterus A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus requiescens A. L. Melander, 1949
Chironomus scudderiellus T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Chironomus sepultus Heer, 1849
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Diamesa extincta A. L. Melander, 1949

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Teller County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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