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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
99
1185
2905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
300
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
114
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
16
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Ontario
3 Families width 59 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito56SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Ontario
16 Genera with 59 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus30SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1902Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
59 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small 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, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corethrella (Corethrella) brakeleyi Coquillett, 1902
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) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dixa vockerothi Moulton, 2017
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Southern Ontario
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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