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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Columbia-Shuswap (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
894
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
894
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
211
874
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
751
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
71
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
22
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Columbia-Shuswap
4 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Columbia-Shuswap
14 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1954Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Columbia-Shuswap
15 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Columbia-Shuswap
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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