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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tenorio Volcano (Tenorio Volcano National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
143
957
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
957
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
957
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
906
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
193
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
22
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
17
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tenorio Volcano
4 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tenorio Volcano
17 Genera with 6 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1827
Canopy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1901
Hairy-Lipped Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tenorio Volcano
6 Species
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) curta Borkent, 2008
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tenorio Volcano
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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