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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Region Caribe (Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1765
2294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1763
2293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1698
2190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
1354
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
175
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
47
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Region Caribe
6 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito21SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Region Caribe
23 Genera with 24 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Beardius Reiss & Subl..., 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1809
Midge0SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1907Crabhole Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Fissimentum Cranston & N..., 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1758
Shoulder Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1908Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Caribe
24 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) neomaculipalpus Curry, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) stenolepis Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Deinocerites atlanticus Adames, 1971
Deinocerites colombianus Adames, 1971
Deinocerites melanophylum Dyar & Knab, 1907
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Region Caribe
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
13
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
9
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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