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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Bolivar (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1573
2262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1573
2262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1497
2157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
141
1275
1894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
131
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bolivar
4 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bolivar
11 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivar
21 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) maracayensis Evans, 1923
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) intrincatus Brèthes, 1916
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) incrustatum Lutz, 1910
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium wygodzinskyorum Coscaron & P..., 1989

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Bolivar
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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