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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
310
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
108
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
37
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
13
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
2 Families width 57 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito54SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
13 Genera with 57 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 2000Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1992Frog-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1905Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1885Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
57 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes albonotatus Coquillett, 1905
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes pertinax Grabham, 1906Akolea
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dominicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2000
Corethrella (Corethrella) dominicana A. Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) longituba Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Corethrella (Corethrella) nudistyla A. Borkent, 1992
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) duplicator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) janitor Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) similis (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Culex nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) carcinophilus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex malariager G. Poinar, 2005
Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex scapularis (Rondani, 1848)⇒ Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Culex toweri (Dyar & Knab, 1907)⇒ Culex secutor Theobald, 1901
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Grabhamia) infinis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) insularia Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Sabethes bipartipes Dyar & Knab, 1906
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites portoricensis von Röder, 1885
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) ulocoma Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia nigritubus Galindo, Car..., 1951
Wyeomyia sororcula Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Dominican Republic
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
12
54
Genera
Species

Taxom



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