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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
751
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
180
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
67
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
6 Families width 178 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito42SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge86SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies13SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids31SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
67 Genera with 178 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus16SpeciesTaxom
Alautunmyia Borkent, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Archicnephia Currie & Gri..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Atriculicoides Remm, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Boreochlus Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19513SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2000Midge18SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1928Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1847Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 197116SpeciesTaxom
Heleageron Borkent, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18482SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Parorthocladius Thienemann, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19699SpeciesTaxom
Skutzia Reiss, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 0Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
178 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Alautunmyia elongata A. Borkent, 1996
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia wirthi Williams, 1957Lady's nightcap
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Archicnephia ornithoraptor D. C. Currie, 2000
Atrichopogon (Meloehelea) oedemerarum Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Atrichopogon maculosus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atriculicoides incompletus R. Szadziewski, 1992
Bezzia albidorsata Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Bezzia dentata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Bezzia dorsasetula Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia luteiventris Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia mallochi Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Bezzia media (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Bezzia pseudobscura Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Bezzia setosinotum Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia varicolor Coquillett, 1902
Boreochlus persimilis Johannsen, 1926
Ceratoculicoides blantoni Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Ceratoculicoides longipennis Wirth, 1952
Ceratoculicoides virginianus Wirth, 1951
Ceratopogon willisi Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus Townes, 1945
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Coelotanypus tricolor Loew, 1861
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Amossovia) flukei Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides casei W. L. Grogan..., 1988Biting midge
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides denningi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides footei Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides grandibocus A. Borkent, 1996
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides scanloni Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides snowi Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides truncatus A. Borkent, 2000
Culicoides yoosti A. Borkent, 2000
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Dasyhelea brevicosta Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea longisterna
Dasyhelea messersmithi Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea thomsenae Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Diamesa nivoriunda Fitch, 1847
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Dixa inextricata Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Echinohelea lanei Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bystraki Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sphagnophila Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia calcarata (Coquillett, 1905)⇒ Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia cinctipes Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia dubiamima Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia edmistoni Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia solonensis (Wirth, 1951)⇒ Forcipomyia sphagnophila Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia veroensis Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Heleageron grimaldii A. Borkent, 1996
Heteromyia prattii Coquillett, 1902
Larsia planensis Johannsen, 1946Midge
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) copiosus A. Borkent, 1996
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) curvachelus A. Borkent, 1996
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Macropeza pamunkeiana Knausenberge..., 1980
Mesosmittia mina Saether, 1985
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Monohelea grogani Delecolle & ..., 1995
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848Woodland mosquito
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) nigritus (Malloch, 1915)⇒ Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palaeobrachypogon grandiforceps A. Borkent, 2000
Palpomyia cressoni Malloch, 1915
Palpomyia stonei Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia tibialis Meigen, 1818
Parabezzia huberti Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia neunguis Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paramerina fragilis Walley, 1926
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratrichocladius spiesi Ashe & O´Con..., 2012
Parorthocladius nigritus Goetghebuer, 1938
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum albinodus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum artifer Curran, 1930
Polypedilum cinctum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum ophioides Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Probezzia albitibia Wirth, 1971
Probezzia xanthogaster Kieffer, 1917
Procladius bellus Loew, 1866
Prosimulium arvum Adler & Kim, 1985
Prosimulium clandestinum Adler, Curri..., 2004
Prosimulium magnum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) flavus Johannsen, 1905
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Rheopelopia paramaculipennis Roback, 1971
Serromyia crassifemorata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Serromyia ledicola Kieffer, 1925
Simulium (Hellichiella) clarkei Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Simulium (Hellichiella) congareenarum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Nevermannia) pugetense Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) slossonae Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium notiale Stone & Snoddy, 1969Lanceleaf buckthorn
Skutzia epleri Pinho, Mende..., 2009
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia hirta Borkent, 1997
Stilobezzia kurthi A. Borkent, 2000
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918
Stilobezzia pictus
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia sybleae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tanypus concavus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Tanytarsus messersmithi
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Tribelos ater Townes, 1945
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Virginia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
48
117
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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