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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Monteverde Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
3385
4579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
3078
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
540
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
50
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monteverde Canton
5 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monteverde Canton
16 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1969Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Canton
23 Species
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes brevis Berlin, 1969
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) curta Borkent, 2008
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) bihaicola Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Monteverde Canton
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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