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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
83
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metro Vancouver
3 Families width 31 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metro Vancouver
30 Genera with 31 Species
#ABCDFGLMOPS
Aedes Meigen, 1917Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1939Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1974Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
31 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus whitseli Sublette & S..., 1974Red buckeye
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) convictum Walker, 1856
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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