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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
227
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
35
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
26
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicoya Peninsula
4 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
26 Genera with 23 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1928Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1968Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1909Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1903Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhelea Wirth, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1827
Gang Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1827
Canopy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901
Bromeliad Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
23 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Corethrella (Corethrella) quadrivittata Shannon & De..., 1928
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) trifidus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides cancer Hogue & Wirth, 1968
Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) chalcospilans Meigen, 1804
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
12
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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