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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
1807
3318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
1797
3306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
1717
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1264
2441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
256
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
144
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
28
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neogene
4 Families width 66 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge50SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neogene
28 Genera with 66 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 2000Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Bythomyia Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Calopsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1890Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1992Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 2005Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1966Midge10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 195710SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 199810SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicoides Boorman & Lane, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nomochirus Gil Collado, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Paraculicoides Pierce, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Stilostomella1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 2008Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
66 Species
Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana M. Grund, 2005
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dominicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2000
Atrichopogon dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Baeodasymyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1994
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) americanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) prominuloides R. Szadziewski, 1998
Bythomyia oryctes J. F. Zhang, 1989
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus gaudini O. Heer, 1865
Chironomus obsoletus Heer, 1849
Chironomus oeningensis O. Heer, 1849
Chironomus pliocenicus Piton, 1935
Chironomus venerabilis R. Etheridge, 1890
Clinotanypus vagans J. F. Zhang, 1989
Corethrella (Corethrella) dominicana A. Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) nudistyla A. Borkent, 1992
Culex malariager G. Poinar, 2005
Culicoides ambericus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides antilleanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides brodzinskyi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides carri Pierce, 1966
Culicoides fossilis W. D. Pierce, 1966
Culicoides hispanicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides laurae Pierce, 1966
Culicoides mammalicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides megacanthus A. R. Palmer, 1957
Culicoides mioceneus Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea antiqua A. R. Palmer, 1957
Dasyhelea browneae Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea dara W. D. Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea hispaniolae R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea judithae W. D. Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea kanakoffi Pierce, 1966
Dasyhelea minuticola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea stenoceras A. R. Palmer, 1957
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fusiparamera R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) grimaldii R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) americana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) woodruffi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) chrysosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) lepidosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) tertiaricola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Heteromyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1997
Johannsenomyia hotchkissae W. D. Pierce, 1966
Neoculicites arvernensis L. Piton, 1936
Neoculicoides jeanneae W. D. Pierce, 1966
Nomochirus sampelayoi J. Gil Collado, 1926
Palpomyia freyi Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia multispinosa W. D. Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia ryshkoffi Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia shilo Pierce, 1966
Palpomyia wirthorum R. Szadziewski, 1997
Paraculicoides rouseae Pierce, 1966
Phaenobezzia wirthi R. Szadziewski, 1997
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilostomella insecta
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) mexicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2008

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Neogene
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
21
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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