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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region East Hants (Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
214
893
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
214
893
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
861
1060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
780
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
128
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
55
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
21
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Hants
3 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Hants
21 Genera with 16 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1902Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Hants
16 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in East Hants
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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