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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Ellesmere Island (Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
107
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
107
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
43
107
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
106
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
61
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
45
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
32
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ellesmere Island
3 Families width 48 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids46SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ellesmere Island
32 Genera with 48 Species
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Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1869Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1865Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oliveridia Sæther, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1937Green Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Trichotanypus Kieffer, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ellesmere Island
48 Species
Camptocladius brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dentiforceps Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) polaris (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Cricotopus lestralis Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Diamesa (Diamesa) arctica (Boheman, 1865)⇒ Pseudodiamesa arctica Malloch, 1919
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Eukiefferiella rectangularis Goetghebuer, 1940
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Hydrobaenus fusistylus Goetghebuer, 1933
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Limnophyes vrangelensis Makarchenko ..., 2001
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) ursinus Holmgren, 1869
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Oliveridia tricornis Oliver, 1976
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston, 1999
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Orthocladius roussellae Soponis, 1990
Paracladius alpicola Zetterstedt, 1850
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Pseudosmittia nanseni (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Allocladius nanseni Kieffer, 1926
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia extrema Holmgren, 1869
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Tokunagaia obriaini Hayes & Murray, 1987
Trichotanypus posticalis Lundbeck, 1898

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ellesmere Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
31
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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