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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Wichita (Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
335
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
335
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
90
332
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
308
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Wichita
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wichita
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wichita
9 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes zoosophus Dyar & Knab, 1918
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) squamigera Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wichita
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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