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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
93
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
7
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
7
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grand Cayman
1 Family width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand Cayman
7 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand Cayman
18 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Grand Cayman
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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