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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Altamira Biological Station (Mercedes, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2058
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
2058
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
2057
2322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1896
2195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
338
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
34
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Altamira Biological Station
3 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Altamira Biological Station
20 Genera with 20 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1908Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Altamira Biological Station
20 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Neoculex) derivator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Altamira Biological Station
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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