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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Loja (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
594
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
594
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
102
587
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
536
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Loja
3 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Loja
6 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loja
10 Species
Aedes meprai Martinez & P..., 1953
Brachypogon ecuadorensis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Forcipomyia spangleri Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia youngi
Gigantodax abalosi Wygodzinsky, 1958Bridges' gilia
Gigantodax flabellus Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax zumbahuae Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) ignescens Roubaud, 1906Fewflower holdback
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Psilopelmia) spinifer Knab, 1914

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Loja
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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