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Checklist of Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
for Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
787
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
787
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
720
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
470
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
95
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
34
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
18
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ceará
4 Families width 55 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito51SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ceará
18 Genera with 55 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1930Malaria Mosquitoes12SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1944Basal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1912Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1906Submarine Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1904Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1903Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylus Brullé, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1904Bromeliad Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
55 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes argyrothorax Bonne-Wepste..., 1919
Aedes fulvithorax Lutz, 1904
Aedes lepidus Cerqueira & ..., 1945
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) mediopunctatus Lutz, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oryzalimnetes Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) sawyeri Causey, Dean..., 1943
Anopheles (Stethomyia) kompi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Chagasia bonneae Root, 1927Huisachillo
Chagasia rozeboomi O.R. Causey,..., 1944
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) spegazzinii Brèthes, 1912
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia amazonensis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia flaveola Coquillett, 1906
Orthopodomyia albicosta Lutz, 1904
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Sabethes (Sabethes) albiprivus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Schizodactylus groeningae R. G. Martin..., 2007
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Chirostilbia) spinibranchium Lutz, 1910
Simulium (Trichodagmia) rubrithorax Lutz, 1909
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia antunesi Lane & Guima..., 1937
Wyeomyia davisi Lane & Cerqu..., 1942
Wyeomyia hemisagnosta Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia lutzi Da Costa Lima, 1930
Wyeomyia medioalbipes Lutz, 1904

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ceará
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
13
51
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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