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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Merritt (Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
243
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
243
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
240
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
188
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
42
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Merritt
3 Families width 5 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Merritt
7 Genera with 5 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Merritt
5 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Merritt
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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