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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Urbana (Champaign County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1101
1511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1100
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1050
1444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
864
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
73
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Urbana
2 Families width 15 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Urbana
11 Genera with 15 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1915Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1915Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Urbana
15 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus harti Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Isocladius) flavibasis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Dasyhelea ampla Borkent, 1997
Forcipomyia elegantula Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Forcipomyia longitarsis (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Forcipomyia murina Winnertz, 1852
Gillotia alboviridis Malloch, 1915
Palpomyia fulvithorax Malloch, 1915
Parachironomus abortivus Malloch, 1915
Pseudochironomus pseudoviridis Malloch, 1915
Stilobezzia pallidiventris Malloch, 1915
Tanytarsus confusus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Urbana
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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