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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Transylvania County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
440
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
160
440
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
403
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
331
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
48
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transylvania County
4 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transylvania County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transylvania County
6 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia gravesi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Nanocladius downesi Steffan, 1965
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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