Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
2427
3666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 376
2423
3662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 361
2383
3584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
2026
3108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
448
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 17
147
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
67
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vancouver Island
3 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Vancouver Island
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Vancouver Island
14 Species | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917 | Northwest coast mosquito | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776 | | Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes provocans Walker, 1848 | | | Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902 | Western tree-hole 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 (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
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
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