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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
3344
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
3344
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
285
3318
4302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
214
2970
3955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
442
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
55
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
35
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Corcovado National Park
4 Families width 49 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito32SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Corcovado National Park
35 Genera with 49 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1939Frog-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Onirion Peyton & Har..., 2000Dream Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1827
Gang Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1995Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Corcovado National Park
49 Species
Aedes septemstriatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) douglasi Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) incompta Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) ramentum Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) rotunda Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) selvicola Lane, 1939
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) babahoyensis Levi-castillo, 1953
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Carrollia) metempsytus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Carrollia) secundus Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Carrollia) urichii Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Microculex) rejector Dyar & Knab, 1906
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) chalcospilans Meigen, 1804
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) iridicolor Dyar, 1921
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Onirion regale Peyton & Har..., 2000
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Sabethes hadrognathus Harbach, 1995
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) scotinomus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia circumcincta Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Corcovado National Park
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
16
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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