Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tortuguero Plains (Limon, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 236
2586
3315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
2585
3315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 230
2560
3273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
2232
2971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
245
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 7
26
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 4
19
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tortuguero Plains
4 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Tortuguero Plains
19 Genera with 11 Species | Anopheles Meigen, 1820 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichopogon Kieffer, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Bezzia Kieffer, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1916 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Compterosmittia Sæther, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corethrella Freeman, 1939 | Frog-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1906 | Typical Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Echinohelea Macfie, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Monohelea Kieffer, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Parabezzia Malloch, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Stenoxenus Coquillett, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909 | Bromeliad Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tortuguero Plains
11 Species | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820 | Peirson's false bindweed | | Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004 | | | Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916 | | | Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) amazonica Lane, 1939 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956 | | | Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909) | ⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905 |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tortuguero Plains
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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