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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Playa Sirena (Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
2775
3364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
2775
3364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
2751
3327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
2434
3021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
320
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
27
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
14
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Playa Sirena
3 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Playa Sirena
14 Genera with 7 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1976Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1827
Gang Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1901
Hairy-Lipped Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Playa Sirena
7 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Playa Sirena
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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