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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
176
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
176
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
173
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
154
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port of Spain
2 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port of Spain
6 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1946Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port of Spain
8 Species
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) rabanicola Floch & Abon..., 1946
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Port of Spain
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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