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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Galápagos (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
1579
2577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
297
1573
2569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
289
1551
2539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1139
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
219
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galápagos
4 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galápagos
12 Genera with 24 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos
24 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) varuae Belkin, 1962
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Clunio schmitti Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) pusillus Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Dasyhelea ancora Coquillett, 1902
Dasyhelea atlantis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea borgmeieri Wirth & Waugh, 1976
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea paracincta Wirth, 1969
Dasyhelea sinclairi Borkent, 1991
Dasyhelea spathicercus Wirth, 1969
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia galapagensis Coquillett, 1901
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Ochlerotatus (Culicelsa) taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) ochraceum Walker, 1861
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Thalassomya longipes Johnson, 1924Common chickweed
Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Galápagos
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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