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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Catamarca (Northwest Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
156
701
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
156
701
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
152
687
896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
521
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
60
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
29
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Catamarca
4 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Catamarca
15 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1982Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1925Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1927Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Catamarca
21 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides flinti Wirth, 1982
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Leptoconops petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Chirostilbia) pertinax Kollar, 1832Woolly cottonflower
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) auripellitum Enderlein, 1934Pylaes' sphagnum
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) monopicta Cazorla & Sp..., 2010
Wyeomyia muehlensi (Petrocchi, 1927)⇒ Phoniomyia muehlensi Petrocchi, 1927

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Catamarca
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
14
Family
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