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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
585
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
88
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
37
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buenos Aires
4 Families width 120 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito76SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge24SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buenos Aires
37 Genera with 120 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19827SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito31SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1910Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1850Gang Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195014SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Trichocladius Schaus, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1903Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
120 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes albifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Alluaudomyia schnacki Spinelli, 1983
Anopheles (Anopheles) annulipalpis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) hectoris Giaquinto Mira, 1931
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Atrichopogon balseiroi Spinelli, 1982
Atrichopogon domizii Spinelli, 1982
Atrichopogon homofacies Spinelli, 1989
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon magnus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon seudoobfuscatus Spinelli, 1982
Atrichopogon talarum Spinelli, 1982
Bezzia blantoni Spinelli & W..., 1989
Bezzia roldani Spinelli & W..., 1981
Brachypogon bonaerensis Spinelli, 1991
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Coelotanypus mendax Lynch Arribá..., 1893
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
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 (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) castroi Casal & Garcia, 1967
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) eduardoi Casal & Garcia, 1968
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) hepperi Casal & Garcia, 1967
Culex (Culex) interrogator 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) renatoi Lane & Ramalho, 1960
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) panocossa Dyar, 1923Tropical mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Neoculex) derivator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides bachmanni Spinelli, 2005
Culicoides biestroi Spinelli, 1991
Culicoides chaverrii Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia pinamarensis Spinelli, 1983
Forcipomyia rioplatensis Marino & Spi..., 2002
Forcipomyia williamsi Marino & Spi..., 1999
Isostomyia paranensis Brèthes, 1910
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Monohelea bidentata Felippe-Baue..., 1994
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) varinervis Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) discrucians Walker, 1856
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) ochripes Macquart, 1850
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hemicnetha) bricenoi Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) bonaerense Coscaron & W..., 1984
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) panamense Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Simulium) bustosi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) iriartei Vargas & al., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium chaquense Coscaron, 1971
Simulium ethelae Dalmat, 1950
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Trichocladius eusandalum (Kieffer & Ki..., 1916)⇒ Halocladius varians Staeger, 1839
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) apicalis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) ypsipola Dyar, 1922
Wyeomyia (Miamyia) codiocampa Adisoemarto ..., 1975
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia hemisagnosta Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia melanocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
17
76
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
14
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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