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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
310
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
108
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
37
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
5 Families width 96 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge32SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito54SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
37 Genera with 96 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Acanthohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 2000Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1992Frog-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1998Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 199810SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptohelea Wirth & Blanton, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1905Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Thyridomyia Saunders, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1885Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichohelea Goetghebuer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
96 Species
Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana M. Grund, 2005
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes albonotatus Coquillett, 1905
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes pertinax Grabham, 1906Akolea
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dominicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2000
Atrichopogon dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Axarus festivus Say, 1823Indigobush
Baeodasymyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1994
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) americanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) prominuloides R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon woodruffi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Corethrella (Corethrella) dominicana A. Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) longituba Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Corethrella (Corethrella) nudistyla A. Borkent, 1992
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) duplicator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) janitor Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) similis (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Culex nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) carcinophilus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex malariager G. Poinar, 2005
Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex scapularis (Rondani, 1848)⇒ Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Culex toweri (Dyar & Knab, 1907)⇒ Culex secutor Theobald, 1901
Culicoides ambericus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides antilleanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides brodzinskyi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides hispanicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides mammalicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea hispaniolae R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea minuticola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fusiparamera R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) grimaldii R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) americana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) woodruffi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) chrysosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) lepidosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) tertiaricola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Heteromyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1997
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Palpomyia wirthorum R. Szadziewski, 1997
Phaenobezzia wirthi R. Szadziewski, 1997
Psorophora (Grabhamia) infinis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) insularia Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Sabethes bipartipes Dyar & Knab, 1906
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Toxorhynchites portoricensis von Röder, 1885
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) ulocoma Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia nigritubus Galindo, Car..., 1951
Wyeomyia sororcula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Xenochironomus festivus (Say, 0)⇒ Axarus festivus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
13
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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