Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 541
5937
17138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 538
5928
17128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 519
5861
16956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 363
4910
14671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 98
1183
3493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 26
334
1040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
136
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
12
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Columbia
3 Families width 67 Species
Genera for British Columbia
12 Genera with 67 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1916 | Ochlerotatus | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1824 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1856 | Typical Mosquito | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1903 | Cool Mosquito | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1924 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eucorethrea | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mansonia Blanchard, 1856 | Submarine Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mochlonyx Loew, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Columbia
67 Species | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921 | Graceful asterella | | Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917 | Northwest coast mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913 | And Knab | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904 | Woodland floodwater mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837 | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905 | Tree hole mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838 | | Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917 | | | Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918 | | | Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954 | Rocky Mountain fringed gentian | | Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916 | Woodland mosquito | | Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924 | Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964 | | | Aedes provocans Walker, 1848 | | | Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916 | | | Aedes trichurus Dyar, 1904 | | | Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902 | Western tree-hole mosquito | | Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916 | Black Snow Mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943 | Cutleaf meadowparsnip | | Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823 | | | Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | Cattail Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 | White-dotted mosquito | | Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 | Common mosquito | | Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893 | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988 | | | Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901 | | | Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906 | | | Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848 | Snow mosquito | | Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869 | Fish pond mosquito | | Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957 | | | Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903 | | | Dixa (Coquillettidia) dyari Walker, 1849 | | | Dixa brevis Cresson, 1919 | | | Dixa californica Bigot, 1892 | Horse purslane | | Dixa distincta Osten Sacken, 1877 | | | Dixa dorsalis Macquart, 1834 | | | Dixa fraterna Williston, 1893 | | | Dixa lobata Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Dixa neoaliciae Garrett, 1924 | | | Dixa rudis Coquillett, 1892 | | | Dixa serrata Garrett, 1924 | | | Eucorethrea underwoodi | | | Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856 | | Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905 | | | Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907 | | | Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in British Columbia | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 7
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Culicoidea at artfakta.se
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