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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3998
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
3995
9110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3889
8822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3217
7263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
487
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
101
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
39
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wisconsin
5 Families width 90 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito40SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge23SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids19SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wisconsin
39 Genera with 90 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus20SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1999Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wisconsin
90 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Ceratopogon pandus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Cladotanytarsus saetheri Puchalski, P..., 2018
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) slossonae Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Amossovia) flukei Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Culicoides bickleyi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides denticulatus Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides furensoides Williams, 1955
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides piliferus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dasyhelea oppressa Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Helodon decemarticulatum Twinn, 1936
Lasiodiamesa arietina Coquillett, 1908
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Macropelopia decedens Walker, 1848
Mallochohelea flavidula Malloch, 1914
Microtendipes anticus Walker, 1848
Monodiamesa depectinata Saether, 1973
Monohelea floridensis Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea grogani Delecolle & ..., 1995
Monohelea magnitheca Wirth & Grogan, 1981Carpet phlox
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Palpomyia altispina Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia jonesi Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus similatus Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) braseniae Leathers, 1922
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Probezzia albitibia Wirth, 1971
Probezzia williamsi Wirth, 1971
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) hirtipes Fries, 1824
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hellichiella) congareenarum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Hellichiella) euryadminiculum Davies, 1949
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) vilipennis Kieffer, 1918
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Tribelos quadripunctatus Malloch, 1915
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Wisconsin
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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