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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2135
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2133
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
315
2091
3497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
1799
3095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
576
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
184
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
79
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta´s Rockies
3 Families width 27 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito27SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
9 Genera with 27 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus17SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
27 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se