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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Ashfield Township (Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Huron County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
221
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
221
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
90
211
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
66
174
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
58
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ashfield Township
3 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ashfield Township
11 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Prodiamesa Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ashfield Township
13 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prodiamesa olivacea Meigen, 1818
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ashfield Township
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
8
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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