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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
585
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
585
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
560
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
498
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
104
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
31
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leduc County
5 Families width 8 Species
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leduc County
10 Genera with 8 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leduc County
8 Species
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Leduc County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
3
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