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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2135
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2133
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
315
2091
3497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
1799
3095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
576
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
184
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
79
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta´s Rockies
6 Families width 127 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids80SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito27SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
79 Genera with 127 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus17SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Pagastiella Brundin, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19334SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18237SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges12SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
127 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Conchapelopia americana Fittkau, 1957
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) volitans Goetghebuer, 1940
Helodon decemarticulatum Twinn, 1936
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola Kieffer, 1925
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Parametriocnemus boreoalpina Gouin & Thie..., 1942
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Procladius (Holotanypus) nigriventris (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Procladius imicola Kieffer, 1922
Procladius (Holotanypus) signatus Zetterstedt, 1850
Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Simulium (Nevermannia) craigi Adler & Currie, 1986Craig´s Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) croxtoni Nicholson & ..., 1950Croxton´s Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) defoliarti Stone & Pete..., 1958Alder buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976
Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
66
91
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
9
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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