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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Central Plains Region (Manitoba, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
346
2097
3200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
345
2094
3197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
328
2051
3120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1736
2706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
67
401
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
94
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
52
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Plains Region
6 Families width 78 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids44SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Plains Region
52 Genera with 78 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Brundiniella Roback, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Plains Region
78 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Atrichopogon epicautae Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Bezzia pruinosa Coquillett, 1905
Brundiniella florens Johannsen, 1908
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus fulvus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes lobiferus Say, 1823
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Palpomyia basalis Walker, 1848
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus intricatus Goetghebuer, 1921
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) pedatum Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum nigritum (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum albicornis Meigen, 1838
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Psectrotanypus dyari Coquillett, 1902
Pseudosmittia nanseni (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Allocladius nanseni Kieffer, 1926
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart, 1826
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus bayi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Central Plains Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
43
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
7
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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