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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region La Rioja (Northwest Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
520
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
520
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
136
511
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
399
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
52
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Rioja
2 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Rioja
8 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1771Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1927Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1928Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Rioja
11 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Brachypogon wirthi Szadziewski, 1991
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia riojana Spinelli & M..., 1997
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) monopicta Cazorla & Sp..., 2010
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in La Rioja
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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