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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Río San Juan (Nicaragua)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
767
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
149
767
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
760
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
659
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
48
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Río San Juan
3 Families width 7 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Río San Juan
4 Genera with 7 Species
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Río San Juan
7 Species
Bryophaenocladius pichinensis Wang, Anders..., 2005
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Microculex) jenningsi Dyar & Knab, 1907
Simulium (Hemicnetha) earlei Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Río San Juan
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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