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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
488
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
84
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
47
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
23
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
2 Families width 103 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito100SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
23 Genera with 103 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1928Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1901Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1915Typical Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1909Crabhole Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1914Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Runchomyia Theobald, 1905Filament Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Shannoniana Lane & Cerqu..., 1908Toothy Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1905Hairy-Lipped Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1891Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1975Bromeliad Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
103 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes septemstriatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes sexlineatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Aedes thorntoni Dyar & Knab, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) fausti Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) neomaculipalpus Curry, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Chagasia bathana Dyar, 1928
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Chaoborus brasiliensis Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) arribalzagae Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Corethrella (Corethrella) squamifemora Borkent, 2008
Culex (Anoedioporpa) corrigani Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Carrollia) babahoyensis Levi-castillo, 1953
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) ousqua Dyar, 1918
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) usquatus Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) epanatasis Dyar, 1922
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) kummi Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) serratimarge Root, 1927Huisachillo
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) zeteki Dyar, 1918
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Microculex) rejector Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Deinocerites epitedeus Knab, 1907
Deinocerites howardi Belkin & Hogue, 1959
Deinocerites nicoyae Adames & Hogue, 1970
Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
Haemagogus (Conopostegus) clarki Galindo, Car..., 1953
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) chalcospilans Meigen, 1804
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) iridicolor Dyar, 1921
Isostomyia espini Martini, 1914
Johnbelkinia leucopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Johnbelkinia longipes Fabricius, 1805
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Runchomyia (Ctenogoeldia) magna Theobald, 1905
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus Fabricius, 1805
Sabethes (Sabethes) tarsopus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Shannoniana fluviatilis Theobald, 1903
Shannoniana moralesi Dyar & Knab, 1919
Shannoniana schedocyclium Dyar & Knab, 1908
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Toxorhynchites superbus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Trichoprosopon pallidiventer Lutz, 1905
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nataliae Lynch Arribá..., 1891
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) simmsi Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia arborea Galindo, Car..., 1951
Wyeomyia chalcocephala Adisoemarto ..., 1975

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Nicaragua
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
21
100
Genera
Species

Taxom



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