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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
316
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
6 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
19 Genera with 29 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichothaumalea Edwards, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
29 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Atrichopogon downesi Wirth, 1980Showy phlox
Bezzia flavitibia Dow & Turner, 1976
Cardiocladius africanus Freeman, 1955
Cardiocladius hessei (Freeman, 1956)⇒ Eukiefferiella hessei Freeman, 1956
Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956
Cardiocladius oliffi Freeman, 1956
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pluvialis Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Halliella triplicata
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia canadensis Grogan & Wirth, 1979
Palpomyia walteri Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Nevermannia) gouldingi Stone, 1952Jujube
Simulium (Nevermannia) impar Davies, Pete..., 1962
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) parnassum Malloch, 1914Dark Black Fly
Stenochironomus hilaris Walker, 1848
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Trichothaumalea elakalensis Sinclair, 1992
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albosternopleura Peters, 1963

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in West Virginia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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