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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1327
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
1326
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1265
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1102
1723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
123
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Inverness County
3 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Inverness County
11 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1906Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inverness County
9 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Inverness County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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