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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cacao Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
2832
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2832
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
2821
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2542
2843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
376
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
34
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cacao Biological Station
4 Families width 10 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cacao Biological Station
11 Genera with 10 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1976Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cacao Biological Station
10 Species
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cacao Biological Station
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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