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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
241
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
241
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
93
240
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
134
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
70
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
40
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
17
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tierra del Fuego
3 Families width 14 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge7SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tierra del Fuego
17 Genera with 14 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ljungneria Brundin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrurohelea Ingram & Macfie, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectrocladius Cranston, 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky ..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tierra del Fuego
14 Species
Austrohelea shannoni Wirth & Blanton, 1972
Dasyhelea fueguina Diaz & Spinelli, 2010
Dasyhelea ona Diaz & Spinelli, 2011
Forcipomyia minitheca Marino & Spi..., 2001
Forcipomyia piroskyi Cavalieri, 1962
Forcipomyia wygodzinskyi Cavalieri, 1961
Gigantodax igniculus Coscaron & W..., 1962
Macrurohelea yamana Spinelli & G..., 1999
Parachironomus supparillis Edwards, 1931
Paraustrosimulium anthracinum Bigot, 1888
Parochlus spinipalpis Brundin, 1966
Podonomus illiesi Brundin, 1966
Podonomus radonichi Brundin, 1966
Simulium (Pternaspatha) deagostinii Coscaron & W..., 1962

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tierra del Fuego
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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