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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Michoacán (South-Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2226
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
2226
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2175
3665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1712
2859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
141
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
37
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Michoacán
4 Families width 81 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito49SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies23SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Michoacán
22 Genera with 81 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1948Typical Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1906Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196223SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michoacán
81 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes insolitus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes shannoni Vargas & Downs, 1950
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Anopheles (Anopheles) aztecus Hoffmann, 1935Red mulberry
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) parapunctipennis Martini, 1932Crown of thorns
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) trifidus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) reevesi (Wirth, 1948)⇒ Culex boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea scissurae Macfie, 1937Bushy frostweed
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) regalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Schizonyxhelea thomsenae Wirth, 1953
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hemicnetha) earlei Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) freemani Vargas & Najera, 1949
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) solarii Stone, 1948Smallflower mock buckthorn
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Psilopelmia) bobpetersoni Coscaron, Ib..., 1996
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) longithallum Diaz Najera ..., 1962
Simulium (Psilopelmia) mangabeirai Vargas, 1945
Simulium (Psilopelmia) trivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) veracruzanum Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilopelmia) zempoalense Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) iriartei Vargas & al., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium juarezi Vargas & Najera, 1957
Simulium temascalense Najera & Vul..., 1962
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia thomsenae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia orthodoxa Dyar, 1921
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Michoacán
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
49
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
23
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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