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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cartago (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
4504
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
379
4504
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
365
4458
7095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3940
6539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
681
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
99
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
47
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cartago
6 Families width 118 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito74SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge21SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cartago
47 Genera with 118 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1936Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 200410SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Cacaohelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1928Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito25SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1993Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1914Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195012SpeciesTaxom
Spinellihelea Borkent, Gro..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1907Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Xestochironomus Sublette & W..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cartago
118 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes brevis Berlin, 1969
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) calderoni Wilkerson, 1991
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles anomalophyllus Komp, 1936
Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon gamboai Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon granditergitus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon granditibialis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon quartibrunneus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon setosilateralis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon spinosus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tapantiensis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeodasymyia christopheri Borkent, 1999
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Chagasia bathana Dyar, 1928
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Corethrella (Corethrella) blandafemur Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) douglasi Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) inornata Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) remiantennalis Borkent, 2008
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 (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator 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) stenolepis Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Microculex) pleuristriatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides cummingi Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides tidwelli Spinelli, 1993
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dixella lobata Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella venezuelensis Lane, 1942
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia harpa Spinelli & B..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia sabalitensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Gigantodax bierigi Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Gigantodax willei Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Isostomyia espini Martini, 1914
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) lineata Von Humboldt, 1819
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Inaequalium) inaequale Paterson & S..., 1927Chokecherry
Simulium (Psilopelmia) panamense Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) pseudocallidum Diaz Najera, 1965
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Psilopelmia) travisi Vargas, Varg..., 1993
Simulium (Simulium) horacioi Okazawa & On..., 1980
Simulium (Simulium) jobbinsi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) puigi Vargas & Pal..., 1945
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967
Simulium ethelae Dalmat, 1950
Spinellihelea brevicosta Borkent, Gro..., 2008
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Toxorhynchites superbus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia typhlosomata Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) melanopus Dyar, 1919
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia chalcocephala Adisoemarto ..., 1975
Wyeomyia circumcincta Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cartago
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
21
80
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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