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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1363
2123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1363
2123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
226
1318
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1219
1923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
113
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tompkins County
4 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tompkins County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tompkins County
9 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Clinohelea nubifera Coquillett, 1905
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Palpomyia hastata Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia scalpellifera Grogan & Wirth, 1975

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tompkins County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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