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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region La Libertad (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
558
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
558
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
534
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
104
465
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
46
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Libertad
4 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Libertad
8 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1896Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Libertad
13 Species
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Mallochohelea atripes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in La Libertad
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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