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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Caribou (Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
90
241
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
241
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
86
236
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
214
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
102
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
53
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
28
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribou (Pictou County)
4 Families width 12 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribou (Pictou County)
28 Genera with 12 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribou (Pictou County)
12 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium arvum Adler & Kim, 1985
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Caribou (Pictou County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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