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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
628
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
628
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
598
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
538
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
59
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wayne County (Illinois)
3 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wayne County (Illinois)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wayne County (Illinois)
8 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wayne County (Illinois)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
5
Family
Genera
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