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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1525
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1097
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
173
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
23
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
13
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
2 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
7 Genera with 17 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1972Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
17 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes laguna Arnell & Nie..., 1972
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dixella cumbrica Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Baja California
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
16
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