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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Valparaiso Province (Valparaiso Region, Chile)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
151
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
150
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
150
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
119
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
60
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
25
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valparaiso Province
3 Families width 13 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valparaiso Province
8 Genera with 13 Species
Clunio Haliday, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valparaiso Province
13 Species
Clunio brasiliensis Oliviera, 1950Streambank mock orange
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Dasyhelea australia Wirth, 1952
Forcipomyia sanctaeclarae Wirth, 1952
Forcipomyia tenuisquampies Wirth, 1952
Gigantodax kuscheli Wygodzinsky, 1952
Limnophyes fernandezensis Wirth, 1952
Macropelopia (Alotanypus) vittiger Edwards, 1931
Parochlus nigrinus Edwards, 1931
Parochlus selkirki Wirth, 1952
Podonomus acutus Wirth, 1952
Podonomus discistylus Wirth, 1952
Podonomus kuscheli Wirth, 1952

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Valparaiso Province
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
12
Families
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