Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 61
376
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
97
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
40
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
15
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puerto Rico
3 Families width 70 Species
Genera for Puerto Rico
15 Genera with 70 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1903 | Ochlerotatus | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1901 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1901 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corethrella Freeman, 1942 | Frog-biting midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1906 | Typical Mosquito | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Deinocerites Theobald, 1901 | Crabhole Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limatus Theobald, 1901 | Royal Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mansonia Blanchard, 1906 | Submarine Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904 | Gang Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Stegomyia Meigen, 1762 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1885 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901 | Heaven Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906 | Bromeliad Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
70 Species | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904 | | | Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901 | | | Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906 | | | Aedes obturbator Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901 | Walker'S Anopheles | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820 | Peirson's false bindweed | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) benarrochi Gabaldon, Co..., 1941 | | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922 | | | Anopheles grabhami Theobald, 1901 | | | Chaoborus brasiliensis Theobald, 1901 | | | Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) belkini Borkent, 2008 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) longituba Belkin, Hein..., 1970 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) vittata Lane, 1939 | | | Corethrella tripunctata (Lane, 1942) | ⇒ Corethrella vittata Lane, 1939 | | Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912 | | | Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Typical mosquito | | Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) janitor Theobald, 1903 | Oxalis | | Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) carcinophilus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) sardinerae Fox, 1953 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928 | | | Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906 | | | Culex (Nomina) americanus (Coquillett, 1906) | ⇒ Culex bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906 | | Deinocerites magnus Theobald, 1901 | | | Dixella horrmani Lane, 1942 | | | Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901 | | | Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970 | | | Mansonia flaveola Coquillett, 1906 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) insularia Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905 | | | Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904 | | | Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | Tiger Mosquito | | Toxorhynchites portoricensis von Röder, 1885 | | | Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901 | | | Uranotaenia cooki Root, 1937 | | | Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868 | | | Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901 | | | Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905 | Bromeliad mosquito | | Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 12
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Culicoidea at artfakta.se
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