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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Agujas Station (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1565
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1565
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1565
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1387
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
329
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
40
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
28
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Agujas Station
4 Families width 25 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Agujas Station
28 Genera with 25 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1979
Brushy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1827
Gang Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1827
Canopy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Agujas Station
25 Species
Aedes septemstriatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) douglasi Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) ramentum Borkent, 2008
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Carrollia) metempsytus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) scotinomus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Agujas Station
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
12
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org