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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Jamaica (Queens, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
337
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
337
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
330
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
265
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
27
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica (Queens)
3 Families width 5 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica (Queens)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica (Queens)
5 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Jamaica (Queens)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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