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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Surrey County (Jamaica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
602
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
602
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
585
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
496
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
86
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
27
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
10
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Surrey County (Jamaica)
4 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito20SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Surrey County (Jamaica)
10 Genera with 24 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1906Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Surrey County (Jamaica)
24 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes inaequalis Grabham, 1907
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Corethrella (Corethrella) appendiculata Grabham, 1906Akolea
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Forcipomyia basifemoralis Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Surrey County (Jamaica)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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