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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Oaxaca (Southwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
3556
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
3553
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
3491
6879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2842
5774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
216
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
50
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
34
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oaxaca
5 Families width 152 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito77SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge26SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies42SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oaxaca
34 Genera with 152 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus19SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes12SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1939Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1960Midge10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1909Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 05SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1938Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1939Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196241SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oaxaca
152 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes chionotum Zavortink, 1972Mat prickly gilia
Aedes guerrero Berlin, 1969
Aedes knabi Coquillett, 1906
Aedes lorraineae Berlin, 1969
Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes ramirezi Vargas & Downs, 1950
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes schroederi Schick, 1970Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Aedes sexlineatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tehuantepec Schick, 1970Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) fausti Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) parapunctipennis Martini, 1932Crown of thorns
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) xelajuensis De Leon, 1938
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Atrichopogon grogani Huerta & Dzul, 2012
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clinohelea horacioi Lane, 1944
Corethrella (Corethrella) amazonica Lane, 1939
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) trifidus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) sandrae Berlin, 1969
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) arizonensis Bohart, 1949
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides diabolicus Hoffman, 1925
Culicoides elutus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Culicoides leopoldoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides luteoventus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides pampoikilus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides stigmalis Wirth, 1952
Culicoides torridus Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea pentalineata Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
Forcipomyia anitae Huerta & Iba..., 1996
Forcipomyia bibaana Spinelli, 2017
Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia mortuifolii Saunders, 1959
Forcipomyia stylifer Lutz Lutz, 0
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Parabezzia pallida Spinelli & G..., 1987
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Aspathia) anduzei Vargas & Dia..., 1948
Simulium (Hemicnetha) biuxinisa Coscaron & I..., 1994
Simulium (Hemicnetha) earlei Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) freemani Vargas & Najera, 1949
Simulium (Hemicnetha) hinmani Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) smarti Vargas, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) solarii Stone, 1948Smallflower mock buckthorn
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Psilopelmia) bobpetersoni Coscaron, Ib..., 1996
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) dandrettai Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilopelmia) downsi Vargas, Pala..., 1946Hedge parsley
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) pseudocallidum Diaz Najera, 1965
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Psilopelmia) samboni Jennings, 1915
Simulium (Psilopelmia) trivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) veracruzanum Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Simulium) bustosi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) costalimai Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) estevezi Vargas, 1945
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) iriartei Vargas & al., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) jobbinsi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) parrai Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) puigi Vargas & Pal..., 1945
Simulium (Simulium) ruizi Vargas & Najera, 1948
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium capricorne Leon, 1945
Simulium carolinae Leon, 1945
Simulium johnsoni Vargas & Najera, 1957
Simulium juarezi Vargas & Najera, 1957
Simulium menchacai Vargas & Najera, 1957
Simulium temascalense Najera & Vul..., 1962
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia fuscula Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Stilobezzia glauca Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed
Stilobezzia kiefferi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia spinellii Huerta & Grogan, 2017
Tlalocomyia mixensis Diaz Najera, 1962
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) celaenocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Oaxaca
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
18
78
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
42
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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