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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region North Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
4117
9693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
4115
9691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
4025
9460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3440
8351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
885
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
270
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
127
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Canada
3 Families width 58 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito57SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Canada
14 Genera with 58 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus26SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901
Bromeliad Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Canada
58 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips 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 culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes rempeli Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes stoneorum (Marks, 1977)⇒ Macleaya stoneorum Marks, 1977
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) diagonalis Brug, 1934
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in North Canada
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
57
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