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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
195
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
195
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
195
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
183
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
116
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
34
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buffalo (Alberta)
2 Families width 9 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buffalo (Alberta)
12 Genera with 9 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buffalo (Alberta)
9 Species
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Procladius (Holotanypus) ferrugineus Kieffer, 1918
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Buffalo (Alberta)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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