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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
1302
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
1302
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
1300
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
1170
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
143
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
3 Families width 5 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
6 Genera with 5 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1976Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
5 Species
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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