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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Palo Verde Biological Station (Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1331
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1331
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1313
1217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
1159
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
157
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palo Verde Biological Station
2 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito25SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palo Verde Biological Station
12 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1928Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Verde Biological Station
26 Species
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Corethrella (Corethrella) quadrivittata Shannon & De..., 1928
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Palo Verde Biological Station
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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