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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
731
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
731
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
727
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
639
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
236
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
82
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
38
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
4 Families width 41 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids35SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
38 Genera with 41 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Derotanypus Roback, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
41 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) coronatus Hirvenoja, 1973Tree poppy
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Derotanypus alaskensis Malloch, 1919
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Parametriocnemus boreoalpina Gouin & Thie..., 1942
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Simulium (Nevermannia) craigi Adler & Currie, 1986Craig´s Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Foothills (Yellowhead County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
35
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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