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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1677
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1676
2896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1635
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1334
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
220
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
64
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Salvador
4 Families width 83 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito58SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Salvador
22 Genera with 83 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1948Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1959Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1906Shoulder Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1939Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1906Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
83 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes euplocamus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes heteropus Dyar, 1921
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) hectoris Giaquinto Mira, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) neomaculipalpus Curry, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia hondurensis Spinelli & W..., 1990
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) ousqua Dyar, 1918
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) usquatus Dyar, 1918
Culex (Culiciomyia) tricuspis Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Culex (Culiciomyia) trifidus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) limacifer Komp, 1936
Culex (Melanoconion) mutator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) panocossa Dyar, 1923Tropical mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) trifidus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex tricuspis Edwards, 1930
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954
Culicoides hondurensis Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Deinocerites howardi Belkin & Hogue, 1959
Forcipomyia cylindrica Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia dorsalis Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia minisquamosa Wirth, 1972
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) regalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Palpomyia hispida Borkent, 1997
Palpomyia multispinosa W. D. Pierce, 1966
Parabezzia clastrieri Spinelli & G..., 1987
Parabezzia neunguis Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia raccurti Spinelli & G..., 1987
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) champerico Dyar & Knab, 1906
Simulium (Hemicnetha) rubicundulum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) downsi Vargas, Pala..., 1946Hedge parsley
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) celaenocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia ablechra Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia hemisagnosta Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in El Salvador
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
14
58
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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