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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
297
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
84
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
43
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Guiana
4 Families width 312 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge31SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge10SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito260SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in French Guiana
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
26
270
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