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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Brunca Region (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
394
5650
9138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
5649
9138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
375
5569
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
4904
8225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
836
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
94
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
46
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brunca Region
6 Families width 96 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito70SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brunca Region
46 Genera with 96 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1939Frog-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito25SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1909Crabhole Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Onirion Peyton & Har..., 2000Dream Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1827
Gang Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1995Canopy Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunca Region
96 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes septemstriatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon homopterus (Kieffer, 1919)⇒ Atrichopogon lucorum Meigen, 1818
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon magnus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Corethrella (Corethrella) douglasi Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) incompta Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) ramentum Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) rotunda Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) selvicola Lane, 1939
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) babahoyensis Levi-castillo, 1953
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Carrollia) metempsytus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Carrollia) secundus Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Carrollia) urichii Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pseudostigmatosoma Strickman, 1990
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Microculex) rejector Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) derivator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Deinocerites costaricensis Adames & Hogue, 1970
Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
Forcipomyia copanensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia microtoma Kieffer, 1917
Forcipomyia sabalitensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) aeritinctus Galindo & Tr..., 1967
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) chalcospilans Meigen, 1804
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) iridicolor Dyar, 1921
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Onirion regale Peyton & Har..., 2000
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia unguis Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Sabethes hadrognathus Harbach, 1995
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) samboni Jennings, 1915
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Toxorhynchites superbus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) ulocoma Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) ypsipola Dyar, 1922
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) scotinomus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) simmsi Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia circumcincta Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia melanocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Brunca Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
21
75
Families
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