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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
509
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
509
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
498
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
452
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
65
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
27
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Thomas
3 Families width 35 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Thomas
17 Genera with 35 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1928Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1905Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas
35 Species
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in St. Thomas
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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