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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
405
2307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
136
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
6 Families width 1121 Species and 23 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge351SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge47SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids128SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito503SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges17SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies75SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Central America
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
96
479
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
33
567
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
7
75
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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