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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Brook (Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
311
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
311
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
292
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
85
265
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
64
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
17
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
11
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brook (Lacombe County)
4 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brook (Lacombe County)
11 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brook (Lacombe County)
6 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Brook (Lacombe County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
9
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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