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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tuolumne County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1703
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
302
1701
2755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
1658
2684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1342
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
161
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
28
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuolumne County
4 Families width 39 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuolumne County
17 Genera with 39 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1971Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuolumne County
39 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941
Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902Western tree-hole mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides cacticola Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides insolatus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides iphthimus Zhou & Lee, 1984
Culicoides mohave Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea cactorum Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dasyhelea sonorensis Wirth, 1978
Leptoconops torrens Townsend, 1893
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tuolumne County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
19
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