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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
85
800
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
87
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
43
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
17
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alajuela
3 Families width 84 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito76SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge7SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alajuela
17 Genera with 84 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus16SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1913Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1913Hairy-Lipped Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1954Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
84 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes brevis Berlin, 1969
Aedes daryi Schick, 1970Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Aedes euplocamus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes hastatus Dyar, 1922
Aedes heteropus Dyar, 1921
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes insolitus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Corethrella (Corethrella) contraria Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) curta Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) davisi Shannon & De..., 1928
Corethrella (Corethrella) douglasi Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) edwardsi Lane, 1942
Corethrella (Corethrella) jenningsi Lane, 1942
Corethrella (Corethrella) lepida Borkent, 2008
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) babahoyensis Levi-castillo, 1953
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Carrollia) metempsytus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) ousqua Dyar, 1918
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stenolepis Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) trifidus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Microculex) daumastocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dixella shannoni Lane, 1942
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) chalcospilans Meigen, 1804
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) iridicolor Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) lucifer Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Sabethes (Peytonulus) identicus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus Fabricius, 1805
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Trichoprosopon lampropus Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia trapidoi Galindo, Bla..., 1954
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) celaenocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) melanopus Dyar, 1919
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) scotinomus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia circumcincta Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Alajuela
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
15
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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