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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1443
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
1443
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
260
1402
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1015
1408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
174
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
58
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
23
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Argentina
4 Families width 39 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge15SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies5SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Argentina
23 Genera with 39 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelea Wirth & Grogan, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Austrosphaeromias Spinelli, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cnesia Enderlein, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1991Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanobezzia Ingram & Macfie, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Macrurohelea Ingram & Macfie, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradasyhelea Macfie, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1905Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1918Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Argentina
39 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) strodei Root, 1926Bee wattle
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Austrohelea sirii Ronderos, Sp..., 2017
Austrohelea spinosa Ronderos, Sp..., 2017
Austrosphaeromias wirthi Spinelli, 1997
Bezzia araucana Spinelli & W..., 1990
Brachypogon ringueleti Spinelli, 1991
Cnesia dissimilis Edwards, 1931
Cnesia ornata Wygodzinsky ..., 1973
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides lacustris Ronderos, 1991
Diaphanobezzia araucaria Spinelli, 1996
Diaphanobezzia spinellii Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia morenoi Marino & Spi..., 2003
Forcipomyia setosicrus Kieffer, 1906
Macrurohelea gentilii Spinelli & G..., 1984
Macrurohelea monotheca Spinelli & G..., 1984
Macrurohelea wirthi Spinelli & G..., 1984
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Paradasyhelea macfiei Spinelli & G..., 2003
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Simulium (Pternaspatha) nemorale Edwards, 1931
Simulium (Pternaspatha) nigristrigatum Enderlein, 1930
Simulium (Pternaspatha) simile (Silva Figueroa, 1917)⇒ Austrosimulium furiosum Skuse, 1889
Thaumalea valdesia Schmid, 1951
Trichoprosopon compressum Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Dodecamyia) aphobema Dyar, 1918

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South Argentina
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
11
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
18
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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