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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Piauí (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
221
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
184
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piauí
3 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piauí
12 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1912Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1891Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piauí
20 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes fulvithorax Lutz, 1904
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) braziliensis Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari Gabaldon, 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oryzalimnetes Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) spegazzinii Brèthes, 1912
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Sabethes (Sabethes) belisarioi Neiva, 1908Cave-dwelling primrose
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Simulium (Psilopelmia) perflavum Roubaud, 1906Fewflower holdback
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia nataliae Lynch Arribá..., 1891

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Piauí
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
10
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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