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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region South-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
4168
7787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4168
7787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
384
4097
7642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3348
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
396
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
72
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
37
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South-Central Mexico
4 Families width 128 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito69SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies33SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South-Central Mexico
37 Genera with 128 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus19SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes12SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1955Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1906Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South-Central Mexico
128 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes chionotum Zavortink, 1972Mat prickly gilia
Aedes gabriel Schick, 1970Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Aedes idanus Schick, 1970Neto hoja zarzabacoa de dos hojas
Aedes insolitus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes kompi Vargas & Downs, 1950
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes ramirezi Vargas & Downs, 1950
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes shannoni Vargas & Downs, 1950
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Alluaudomyia estevezae Spinelli & W..., 1984
Anopheles (Anopheles) aztecus Hoffmann, 1935Red mulberry
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) parapunctipennis Martini, 1932Crown of thorns
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Bryophaenocladius humerosus Wang, Anders..., 2005
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Culiciomyia) trifidus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) arizonensis Bohart, 1949
Culex (Neoculex) reevesi (Wirth, 1948)⇒ Culex boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides blantoni Vargas & Wirth, 1955Leiberg's umbrellawort
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides neopulicaris Wirth, 1955
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea azteca Huerta & Grogan, 2006
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea saltensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea scissurae Macfie, 1937Bushy frostweed
Dicrotendipes aethiops Townes, 1945
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia nodosa Saunders, 1959
Gigantodax wrighti Vargas, Mart..., 1944
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) regalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Leptoconops werneri Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phaenobezzia maya Spinelli & W..., 1986
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Schizonyxhelea thomsenae Wirth, 1953
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Aspathia) anduzei Vargas & Dia..., 1948
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Hemicnetha) bricenoi Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) earlei Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) freemani Vargas & Najera, 1949
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) solarii Stone, 1948Smallflower mock buckthorn
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Lewisellum) neavei Roubaud, 1915
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium near incrustatum
Simulium (Psilopelmia) bobpetersoni Coscaron, Ib..., 1996
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) longithallum Diaz Najera ..., 1962
Simulium (Psilopelmia) mangabeirai Vargas, 1945
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochoai Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilopelmia) trivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) veracruzanum Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilopelmia) zempoalense Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Simulium) costalimai Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) hechti Vargas, Mart..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) iriartei Vargas & al., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) wygoi Coscaron, Ib..., 1999
Simulium juarezi Vargas & Najera, 1957
Simulium temascalense Najera & Vul..., 1962
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia thomsenae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tlalocomyia atzompensis Diaz Najera, 1962
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia orthodoxa Dyar, 1921
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in South-Central Mexico
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
12
69
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
33
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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