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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
367
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
365
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
354
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
302
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
80
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
29
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
15
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highway (Woodlands County)
5 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highway (Woodlands County)
15 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highway (Woodlands County)
10 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Simulium (Nevermannia) craigi Adler & Currie, 1986Craig´s Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Highway (Woodlands County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
12
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
2
1
Families
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