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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1604
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1237
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
162
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
32
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bahamas
4 Families width 40 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bahamas
16 Genera with 40 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1970Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1903Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
40 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes bahamensis Berlin, 1969
Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes obturbator Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes pertinax Grabham, 1906Akolea
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Alluaudomyia bella Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Corethrella (Corethrella) dicosimoae Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) longituba Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) scimitar Branch & Sea..., 1959
Culex (Culex) sphinx Howard, Dyar..., 1913Little walnut
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culicoides floridensis Beck, 1951
Culicoides knowltoni Beck, 1956
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Dasyhelea bahamensis Johnson, 1908
Dasyhelea luteogrisea Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea morrisoni Grogan, 2006
Dasyhelea pollex Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Forcipomyia unica Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Monohelea lanei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Tanypus (Apelopia) neopunctipennis Sublette, 1964
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia bahama Dyar & Knab, 1906

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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