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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
907
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
740
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
94
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
33
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
24
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ventura County
4 Families width 14 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ventura County
24 Genera with 14 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Apedilum Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1905Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ventura County
14 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides baueri Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culicoides tenuistylus Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Culicoides unicolor Coquillett, 1905
Dasyhelea ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Larsia lyra Sublette, 1964
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Saetheria tylus Townes, 1945
Simulium (Simulium) petersoni Stone & DeFo..., 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Telmatogeton alaskensis Coquillett, 1900

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ventura County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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