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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cacao Volcano (Cordillera de Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
980
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
980
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
971
1301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
881
1222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
88
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cacao Volcano
2 Families width 1 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cacao Volcano
2 Genera with 1 Species
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cacao Volcano
1 Species
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cacao Volcano
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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