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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Calgary (Calgary Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
678
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
678
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
668
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
574
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
115
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
45
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Calgary
4 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Calgary
22 Genera with 17 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1945Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1906Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Calgary
17 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Calgary
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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