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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Westchester County (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1245
1945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1245
1945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1199
1856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1026
1622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
82
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Westchester County
3 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Westchester County
9 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Westchester County
8 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Westchester County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
4
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