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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northwest Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3368
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
421
3368
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3278
5052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2605
4021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
482
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
96
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
33
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Argentina
5 Families width 108 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito60SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Argentina
33 Genera with 108 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Antillocladius Sæther, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1939Glassworm3SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1928Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1991Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1912Shoulder Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Megarhinus Robineau-Des..., 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pedrowygomyia Coscarón & M..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1922Gang Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 185920SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1903Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1927Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Argentina
108 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes casali Schick, 1970Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes meprai Martinez & P..., 1953
Aedes milleri Dyar, 1922
Aedes patersoni Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Amerohelea similis Spinelli, 1991
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rondoni Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) strodei Root, 1926Bee wattle
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Antillocladius ubatuba Mendes, Ande..., 2004
Brachypogon borkenti Spinelli & C..., 2004
Brachypogon calchaqui Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon wirthi Szadziewski, 1991
Chaoborus australis Sahnnon & Ponte, 1928
Chaoborus elnorae Shannon & Ponte, 1928
Chaoborus souzai Lane, 1939
Corethrella (Corethrella) puella Shannon & De..., 1928
Corethrella (Corethrella) quadrivittata Shannon & De..., 1928
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Allimanta) tramazayguesi Duret, 1954
Culex (Anoedioporpa) chaguanco Casal, Garcí..., 1968
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) cuyanus Duret, 1968
Culex (Culex) fernandezi Casal, Garci..., 1966
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) saltanensis Dyar, 1928
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tatoi Casal & Garcia, 1971
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) martinezi Casal & Garcia, 1968
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides chacoensis Spinelli, 1991
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides estevezae Ronderos & S..., 1994
Culicoides flinti Wirth, 1982
Culicoides saltaensis Spinelli, 1991
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia calchaqui Spinelli & M..., 1997
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia quechua Marino & Spi..., 2002
Forcipomyia riojana Spinelli & M..., 1997
Forcipomyia saltensis Cavalieri, 1962
Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) capricornii Lutz, 1904
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) spegazzinii Brèthes, 1912
Leptoconops petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) paulli Paterson & S..., 1927Rose
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Grabhamia) varinervis Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards, 1922
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Cerqueirellum) oyapockense Floch & Abon..., 1946
Simulium (Chirostilbia) pertinax Kollar, 1832Woolly cottonflower
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) romanai Wygodzinsky, 1951
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) rubiginosum Enderlein, 1934Pylaes' sphagnum
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) auripellitum Enderlein, 1934Pylaes' sphagnum
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) incrustatum Lutz, 1910
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) jujuyense Paterson & S..., 1927Rose
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) dinellii Joan, 1912
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Psilopelmia) wolffhuegeli Enderlein, 1922
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Pternaspatha) annulatum Philippi, 1865
Simulium (Pternaspatha) barbatipes Enderlein, 1934Pylaes' sphagnum
Simulium (Pternaspatha) dureti Wygodzinsky ..., 1967Fineflower gilia
Simulium (Pternaspatha) limay Wygodzinsky, 1958
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) monopicta Cazorla & Sp..., 2010
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) xerophila Cazorla & Sp..., 2010
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) apicalis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Wyeomyia lateralis Petrocchi, 1927Lookout Mountain blackberry
Wyeomyia leucostigma Lutz, 1904
Wyeomyia muehlensi (Petrocchi, 1927)⇒ Phoniomyia muehlensi Petrocchi, 1927

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northwest Argentina
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
17
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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