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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Rancho Quemado (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
2824
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
2823
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
247
2795
3463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
179
2450
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
281
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
22
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rancho Quemado
3 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rancho Quemado
9 Genera with 6 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1976Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1901
Hairy-Lipped Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rancho Quemado
6 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Rancho Quemado
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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