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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
328
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
254
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
43
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
24
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Grande do Norte
4 Families width 67 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito64SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Grande do Norte
19 Genera with 67 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1859Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1909African Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1912Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1906Submarine Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Runchomyia Theobald, 1942Filament Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1904Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Norte
67 Species
Ablabesmyia akemiae Dantas & Hamada, 2019
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes argyrothorax Bonne-Wepste..., 1919
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes lepidus Cerqueira & ..., 1945
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) concolor Edwards, 1938
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) intermedius (Peryassú, 1908)⇒ Anopheles plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipes Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Armigeres obturbans Walker, 1859
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) juxtamansonia Chagas, 1907
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) carcinoxenus de Oliveira ..., 1932
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) foliaceus Lane, 1945
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Nomina) virgultus Theobald, 1901
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) spegazzinii Brèthes, 1912
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia (Mansonia) wilsoni Barreto & Co..., 1944
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mansonia amazonensis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia flaveola Coquillett, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) champerico Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Runchomyia walcotti Lane & Cerqu..., 1942
Simulium (Xenosimulium) subpallidum Lutz, 1910
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia briseis Cole, 1923
Uranotaenia nataliae Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia (Miamyia) oblita Lutz, 1904

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Rio Grande do Norte
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
16
64
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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