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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Choco Department (Region Pacifico, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
994
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
994
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
907
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
727
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
119
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
41
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
27
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Choco Department
6 Families width 20 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Choco Department
27 Genera with 20 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1907Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1906
Basal Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1803
Non-biting midges0SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1993Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1909Crabhole Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethra Underwood, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Galindomyia Stone & Barreto, 1969
Galindo Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901
Submarine Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1904
Red Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901
Bromeliad Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Choco Department
20 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) malefactor Dyar & Knab, 1907
Clinohelea muzoni Spinelli & D..., 1993
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Culex (Belkinomyia) eldridgei Adames & Gal..., 1973
Culex (Culex) camposi Dyar, 1925
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) usquatus Dyar, 1918
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Culicoides franklini Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides paraignacioi Spinelli, 1993
Deinocerites curiche Adames, 1971
Deinocerites dyari Belkin & Hogue, 1959
Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Choco Department
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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