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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Perez Zeledon (San Jose, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
665
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
665
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
657
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
104
601
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
179
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Perez Zeledon
3 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Perez Zeledon
16 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1969Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1954Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perez Zeledon
23 Species
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Corethrella (Corethrella) amabilis Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) curta Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) orthicola Borkent, 2008
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia harpa Spinelli & B..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) ulocoma Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) scotinomus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia circumcincta Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Perez Zeledon
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
10
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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