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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1675
1925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1675
1925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
190
1660
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
1519
1793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
248
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
29
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chirripó National Park
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chirripó National Park
16 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1969Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1954Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinellihelea Borkent, Gro..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chirripó National Park
15 Species
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) amabilis Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) curta Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) orthicola Borkent, 2008
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Spinellihelea brevicosta Borkent, Gro..., 2008
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Chirripó National Park
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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