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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Macizo de la Muerte (Tapantí National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
704
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
704
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
704
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
687
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
153
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macizo de la Muerte
3 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macizo de la Muerte
12 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1969Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1954Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1908Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macizo de la Muerte
16 Species
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Atrichopogon granditibialis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tapantiensis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Macizo de la Muerte
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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