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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Boa Vista (Cape Verde)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
183
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
183
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
181
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
146
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
61
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boa Vista
3 Families width 31 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito27SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boa Vista
26 Genera with 31 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1904Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Joblotia Blanchard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Labrundinia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microculex Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Nandeva Wiedenbrug, ..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1927Canopy Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1973Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1891Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boa Vista
31 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) janconnae Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Chagasia fajardi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Parachironomus lupus Trivinho-Str..., 2010
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Sabethes (Sabethes) albiprivus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Sabethes petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) limbatum (Knab, 1915)⇒ Simulium vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Xenosimulium) goeldii Cerqueira & ..., 1967
Tanytarsus riopreto Fittkau & Reiss, 1973
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima Lynch Arribá..., 1891

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Boa Vista
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
13
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
12
27
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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