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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
382
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
77
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
42
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
5 Families width 113 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids13SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito45SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge50SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
42 Genera with 113 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1905Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge17SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Diplosmittia Saether, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 197111SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1973Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1927Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lipurometriocnemus Saether, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1805Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1889Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1941Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
113 Species
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) cinctipes Johannsen, 1946
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Atrichopogon caribbeanus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon lituratus Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon saundersi Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon sequax Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon thersites Williston, 1896
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia venustula Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon fuscivenosus Lutz, 1914
Brachypogon impar Johannsen, 1938
Chironomus anonymus (Williston, 1896)⇒ Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Clunio marshalli Stone & Wirth, 1947Cascara buckthorn
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) maracayensis Evans, 1923
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) idottus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) jocasta Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Culex (Melanoconion) madininensis Senevet, 1936
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides farri Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides guadeloupensis Floch & Abon..., 1950
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946
Culicoides panamensis Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides parensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Dasyhelea pygmaea Williston, 1896
Deinocerites magnus Theobald, 1901
Diplosmittia harrisoni Saether, 1981
Dixella clavulus Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia aeria Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia antiguensis Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia farri Wirth, 1966
Forcipomyia flava Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia nana Macfie, 1939
Forcipomyia spinosa Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971
Goeldichironomus amazonicus Fittkau, 1968Midge
Goeldichironomus fluctuans Reiss, 1974
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) chrysochlorus Arnell, 1973
Isostomyia perturbans Curran, 1927
Lipurometriocnemus longicosta Oliver, 1985
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917
Monohelea multilineata Lutz, 1914Biting midge
Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia longicornis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia spangleri Wirth, 1965
Parametriocnemus lundbecki Johannsen, 1905
Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Pseudosmittia digitata Saether, 1981
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus Fabricius, 1805
Simulium (Hemicnetha) tarsale Williston, 1896Hogvine
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Smittia windwardensis Saether, 1981
Stenochironomus leptopus Kieffer, 1906
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939
Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia panamensis Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia paulistensis Lane, 1947
Thalassomya bureni Wirth, 1949Trailing phlox
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) guadeloupensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) apicalis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Wyeomyia grayii Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
16
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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