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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Watauga County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
344
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
344
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
320
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
274
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
40
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Watauga County
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Watauga County
7 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Watauga County
9 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Watauga County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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