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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cauca Department (Region Andina, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
899
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
899
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
861
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
683
807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
89
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cauca Department
4 Families width 18 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cauca Department
11 Genera with 18 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1922Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1967Midge11SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1827
Canopy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1905Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cauca Department
18 Species
Aedes euiris Dyar, 1922
Atrichopogon homopterus (Kieffer, 1919)⇒ Atrichopogon lucorum Meigen, 1818
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides (Culicoides) monticola Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides (Trithecoides) barreti Wirth & Hubert, 1959
Culicoides ameliae Browne, 1980
Culicoides andicola Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides andinus Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides caucaensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides marinkellei Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides orjuelai Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides popayanensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides puracensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides tamboensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Forcipomyia puracensis Wirth & Dow, 1972
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Trichoprosopon pallidiventer Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cauca Department
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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