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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
728
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
727
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
714
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
582
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
120
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
36
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
15
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cowichan Valley
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cowichan Valley
15 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cowichan Valley
9 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cowichan Valley
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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