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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Clyburn Valley (Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
628
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
628
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
625
625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
533
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
194
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
94
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clyburn Valley
5 Families width 28 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids16SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clyburn Valley
35 Genera with 28 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Androprosopa Mik, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clyburn Valley
28 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Androprosopa americana
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Clyburn Valley
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
31
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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