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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
329
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
329
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
323
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
265
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
38
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Virgin Islands
4 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 17 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Cluzobra Edwards, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1928Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1905Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Virgin Islands
17 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928
Deinocerites magnus Theobald, 1901
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in British Virgin Islands
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


Links, sources and further information
Nematocera at artfakta.se
Nematocera at dyntaxa.se
Nematocera at gbif.org
Nematocera at irmng.org
Nematocera at itis.gov
Nematocera at marinespecies.org