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Checklist for Superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
449
6881
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
448
6880
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
6775
12409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
307
5895
11252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
1042
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
134
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
63
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puntarenas
2 Families width 40 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge35SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puntarenas
38 Genera with 40 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 200411SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2004Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Endotribelos Grodhaus, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19767SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
40 Species
Amerohelea vargasi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Atrichopogon asuturus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon gamboai Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon homopterus (Kieffer, 1919)⇒ Atrichopogon lucorum Meigen, 1818
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon magnus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon quartibrunneus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tirzae Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon yolancae Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeodasymyia christopheri Borkent, 1999
Baeodasymyia lydiae Borkent, 1999
Baeodasymyia michaeli Borkent, 1999
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia nigritibialis Spinelli, 1991
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides annettae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides chaverrii Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides monicae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides paraignacioi Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides ronderosae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Forcipomyia copanensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia harpa Spinelli & B..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia microtoma Kieffer, 1917
Forcipomyia sabalitensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Neobezzia costaricae Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia unguis Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960

Subnodes of Chironomoidea with occurrences in Puntarenas
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats, No-see-ums, Punkies, Sand flies
24
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, non biting midge, Non-biting midges, Nonbiting midges
14
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chironomoidea at artfakta.se
Chironomoidea at dyntaxa.se