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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Quebrada Bonita (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
2659
3166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
2659
3166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2647
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
2350
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
219
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quebrada Bonita
3 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quebrada Bonita
13 Genera with 11 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1976Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1938Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebrada Bonita
11 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) ousqua Dyar, 1918
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucotaeniatus Komp, 1938
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Quebrada Bonita
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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