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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Chiriqui (Panama)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
298
2768
3883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2768
3883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
2740
3836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2380
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
177
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
44
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chiriqui
4 Families width 41 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito25SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chiriqui
17 Genera with 41 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 0Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky ..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1954Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chiriqui
41 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) arboricola Zavortink, 1970
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) strodei Root, 1926Bee wattle
Bezzia pseudogibbera Spinelli & W..., 1990
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) laticlasper Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides chrysonotus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides dunni Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides lutealaris Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides tidwelli Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides volcanensis
Forcipomyia hatoensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia maya Spinelli & W..., 1986
Simulium (Hemicnetha) hieroglyphicum Peterson, Va..., 1988
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tlalocomyia fortunensis Petersen, 1984
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Uranotaenia trapidoi Galindo, Bla..., 1954
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Chiriqui
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
25
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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