AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1674
2697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1673
2696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1648
2663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1261
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
236
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
41
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
27
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uruguay
4 Families width 52 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito29SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uruguay
27 Genera with 52 Species
#ABCDFLMNOPST
Aedes Meigen, 1838Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Burmeisteria Salter, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1931Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clastrieromyia Spinelli & G..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1991Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1925Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Oukuriella Epler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
52 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes albifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Alluaudomyia guarani Spinelli, 1988
Amerohelea similis Spinelli, 1991
Anopheles (Anopheles) annulipalpis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipes Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudomaculipes Peryassú, 1908
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Atrichopogon uruguayensis Cordero, 1929
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Chironomus vittiventris Edwards, 1931
Clastrieromyia dycei Spinelli & G..., 1986
Clastrieromyia uruguayensis Spinelli & G..., 1986
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) brethesi Dyar, 1919
Culex (Culex) castroi Casal & Garcia, 1967
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) hepperi Casal & Garcia, 1967
Culex (Culex) maxi Dyar, 1928
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) clarki Evans, 1924
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Microculex) imitator Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides caridei Brèthes, 1912
Culicoides charrua Spinelli, 1991
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides uruguayensis Ronderos, 1991
Downeshelea charrua Felippe-Baue..., 1994
Forcipomyia rioplatensis Marino & Spi..., 2002
Forcipomyia taragui Marino, Spin..., 2002
Leptoconops casali Cavalieri & ..., 1966
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Monohelea uruguayensis Felippe-Baue..., 1998
Oukuriella albistyla Epler, 1986
Paryphoconus nubifer Macfie, 1939
Polypedilum parthenogeneticum Donato & Paggi, 2008
Psorophora (Grabhamia) leucocnemis Martini, 1931
Psorophora (Grabhamia) varinervis Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) discrucians Walker, 1856
Psorophora (Psorophora) holmbergii Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) auripellitum Enderlein, 1934Pylaes' sphagnum
Stenoxenus pseudofulvus Spinelli, 1998
Tanytarsus breda Roback, 1960

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Uruguay
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
20
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
29
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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