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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
322
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
137
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
7 Families width 403 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge77SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids203SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito56SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies60SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Alberta
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
110
280
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
13
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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