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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
994
1301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
993
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
977
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
824
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
239
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
42
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valparaiso Region
4 Families width 25 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valparaiso Region
14 Genera with 25 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Macrurohelea Ingram & Macfie, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Podonomus Philippi, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valparaiso Region
25 Species
Bezzia chilensis Spinelli & R..., 2001
Clunio brasiliensis Oliviera, 1950Streambank mock orange
Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952Florida phlox
Culex (Culex) annuliventris Blanchard, 1852
Culex (Culex) apicinus Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) articularis Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasyhelea australia Wirth, 1952
Forcipomyia sanctaeclarae Wirth, 1952
Forcipomyia tenuisquampies Wirth, 1952
Gigantodax kuscheli Wygodzinsky, 1952
Leptoconops bassoi Ronderos & S..., 1993
Limnophyes fernandezensis Wirth, 1952
Macropelopia (Alotanypus) vittiger Edwards, 1931
Macrurohelea kuscheli Wirth, 1965
Parochlus nigrinus Edwards, 1931
Parochlus selkirki Wirth, 1952
Podonomus acutus Wirth, 1952
Podonomus discistylus Wirth, 1952
Podonomus kuscheli Wirth, 1952
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia clasoleuca Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia hemisagnosta Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia melanocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Valparaiso Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
9
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