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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
658
6884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
250
2357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
6 Families width 2357 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge641SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge59SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids475SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito919SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies253SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northern South America
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
193
1116
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
48
988
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
9
253
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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