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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Afton (Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
120
367
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
120
367
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
363
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
306
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
159
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
69
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
32
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (Prince Edward Island)
5 Families width 49 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids41SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (Prince Edward Island)
32 Genera with 49 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18853SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (Prince Edward Island)
49 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Procladius (Holotanypus) fuscus Brundin, 1949
Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Afton (Prince Edward Island)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
29
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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