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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
83
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metro Vancouver
1 Family width 14 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metro Vancouver
5 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1939Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
14 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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