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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Afton (Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
231
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
231
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
230
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
184
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
85
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (Antigonish County)
2 Families width 21 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids19SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (Antigonish County)
20 Genera with 21 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1974Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Derotanypus Roback, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Mesocricotopus Brundin, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1931Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (Antigonish County)
21 Species
Ablabesmyia pulchripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus whitseli Sublette & S..., 1974Red buckeye
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Derotanypus alaskensis Malloch, 1919
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869
Mesocricotopus thienemanni Goetghebuer, 1940
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Paraphaenocladius irritus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Rheosmittia spinicornis Brundin, 1956
Simulium (Hellichiella) curriei Adler & Wood, 1991
Stegopterna xantha Currie, Adle..., 2004
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Afton (Antigonish County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
18
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org