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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Centro-Occidental (Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
151
739
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
151
739
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
720
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
647
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
64
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centro-Occidental
3 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centro-Occidental
10 Genera with 17 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1907Crabhole Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1919Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centro-Occidental
17 Species
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Deinocerites atlanticus Adames, 1971
Deinocerites melanophylum Dyar & Knab, 1907
Forcipomyia marini Spinelli & D..., 1995
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) ulocoma Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) melanopus Dyar, 1919

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Centro-Occidental
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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