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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Chestermere Lake (Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1389
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1387
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1337
1942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
1192
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
203
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chestermere Lake
3 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chestermere Lake
13 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1848Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chestermere Lake
16 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Prosimulium travisi Stone, 1952Jujube
Simulium (Hellichiella) nebulosum Currie & Adler, 1986
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Chestermere Lake
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
9
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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