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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
321
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
20 Families width 1587 Species and 44 Subspecies
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges19SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies21SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges103SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge236SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge34SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids92SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito363SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats47SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies9SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936Long beaked fungus gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat145SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies103SpeciesTaxom
Rhyphidae (Newman, 1834)1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges7SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats9SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies13SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies373SpeciesTaxom
Valeseguyidae Amorim & Gri..., 20061SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Caribbean
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
111
326
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBlephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
108
744
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
5
44
131
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
2
56
382
Families
Genera
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