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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Mountain View County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
180
713
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
713
990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
167
689
956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
617
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
87
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
29
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mountain View County
4 Families width 10 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mountain View County
19 Genera with 10 Species
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mountain View County
10 Species
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Mountain View County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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