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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
127
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
48
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tennessee
5 Families width 100 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito43SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids35SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tennessee
48 Genera with 100 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus15SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Apometriocnemus Sæther, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatonotus Loew, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Doithrix Saether & Su..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Georthocladius Strenzke, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 01SpeciesTaxom
Heleniella van der Wulp, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Parachaetocladius Wulker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Platysmittia Saether, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Plhudsonia Saether, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1975Gang Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Saetheriella Halvorsen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannia Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
100 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes muroafeete Huang, 1997
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Alluaudomyia variegata Glick & Mullen, 1982
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Apometriocnemus fontinalis Saether, 1985
Bezzia setosinotum Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Chasmatonotus bicolor Rempel, 1937Green slender lupine
Chasmatonotus unimaculatus Loew, 1864
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Nostococladius) nostocicola Wirth, 1957Downy phlox
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides alexanderi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Doithrix parcivillosa Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Doithrix villosa Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia gravesi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Georthocladius fimbriosus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) subnudus Edwards, 1929
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Halliella pulchra
Heleniella parva Saether, 1985
Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966
Limnophyes borealis (Goetghebuer, 1933)⇒ Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Limnophyes edwardsi Saether, 1990
Mallochohelea atripes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia rubiginosa Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Parachaetocladius hudsoni Saether, 1977
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paraphaenocladius nearcticus Saether & Wang, 1995
Platysmittia fimbriata Saether, 1982
Plhudsonia partita Saether, 1982
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius wilhmi Roback, 1966Small white clover
Pseudorthocladius curticornus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Pseudorthocladius virgatus Saether & Su..., 1983Sweetvetch
Psilometriocnemus triannulatus Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psorophora mathesoni Belkin, 1975
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) glabricollis Meigen, 1830
Rheocricotopus eminellobus Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Saetheriella amplicristata Halvorsen, 1982
Serromyia crassifemorata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Serromyia nudicolis Borkent, 1990
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly
Stictochironomus annulicrus Townes, 1945
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) viridis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia coquilletti Kieffer, 1917Brewer's redmaids
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918
Thienemannia pilinucha Saether, 1985
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Zavrelia hudsoni Torbjørn & ..., 2009

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tennessee
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
36
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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