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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region West Guatemala (Guatemala)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1392
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1391
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1351
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1179
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
132
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
32
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Guatemala
4 Families width 62 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito47SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Guatemala
19 Genera with 62 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1952Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1938Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1939Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19499SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1900Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Guatemala
62 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes guatemala Berlin, 1969
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes insolitus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes quadrivittatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes sandrae Zavortink, 1972Mat prickly gilia
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) hectoris Giaquinto Mira, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Anoedioporpa) restrictor Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) metempsytus Dyar, 1921
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) derivator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides stigmalis Wirth, 1952
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia spangleri Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia varipennis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) jacobsi Dalmat, 1953
Simulium (Simulium) kompi Dalmat, 1951
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium delatorrei Dalmat, 1950
Simulium ethelae Dalmat, 1950
Simulium microbranchium Dalmat, 1949
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Toxorhynchites grandiosus Williston, 1900
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in West Guatemala
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
14
47
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
9
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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