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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Fort Saskatchewan (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1309
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1309
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1299
1576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1119
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
384
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
99
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
45
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Saskatchewan
6 Families width 60 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids44SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Saskatchewan
45 Genera with 60 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Acricotopus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19335SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Saskatchewan
60 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) pilosellus Brundin, 1956
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Helodon decemarticulatum Twinn, 1936
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) albolineatus Meigen, 1818
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston, 1999
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius nasthecus Saether, 1969
Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Saew..., 1981
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus setosimanus Goetghebuer, 1933
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus herrmanni Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Fort Saskatchewan
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
38
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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