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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
218
892
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
892
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
863
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
746
962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
153
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
20
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lima
3 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lima
5 Genera with 10 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 2009Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19704SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lima
10 Species
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) janconnae Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Culex (Culex) apicinus Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Forcipomyia townsendi Knab, 1915
Forcipomyia utae Knab, 1915
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Psilopelmia) escomeli Roubaud, 1909Wait-a-bit vine
Simulium (Psilopelmia) spinifer Knab, 1914
Simulium (Xenosimulium) blancasi Wygodzinsky ..., 1970Fineflower gilia

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lima
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
4
Family
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