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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
46
103
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
46
103
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
100
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
62
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Turks and Caicos Islands
3 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Turks and Caicos Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1968Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Turks and Caicos Islands
7 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fulvipes Remm, 1972
Diamesa (Diamesa) martae Kownacki & K..., 1980
Diamesa (Diamesa) modesta Serra-tosio, 1968
Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Turks and Caicos Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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