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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cypress County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1371
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1370
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
256
1335
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1174
1828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
280
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
84
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
47
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cypress County
5 Families width 57 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids19SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge22SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cypress County
47 Genera with 57 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Adelohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Heleageron Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Minyohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Paleoculicis Poinar & al., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Peronehelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Protoculicoides Boesel, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cypress County
57 Species
Adelohelea glabra A. Borkent, 1995
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) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Ceratopogon aquilonius Boesel, 1937
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides annosus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides bullus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides filipalpis K. Y. Remm, 1976
Culicoides obuncus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Dasyhelea tyrrelli Boesel, 1937
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Heleageron arenatus A. Borkent, 1995
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Lasiohelea globosa Boesel, 1937
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus A. Borkent, 1995
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Minyohelea pumilis A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon remmi A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon vetus A. Borkent, 1995
Paleoculicis minutus G. O. Poinar, 2000
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Peronehelea chrimikalydia A. Borkent, 1995
Procladius (Holotanypus) signatus Zetterstedt, 1850
Protoculicoides ciliatus A. Borkent, 2012
Protoculicoides depressus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia pikei A. Borkent, 2012
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cypress County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
40
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
7
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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