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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
59
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
59
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
33
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
56
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Twin Lakes (Adams County Colorado)
3 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Twin Lakes (Adams County Colorado)
4 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Twin Lakes (Adams County Colorado)
7 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Twin Lakes (Adams County Colorado)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
4
Family
Genus
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