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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Niagara Falls (Niagara County, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
216
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
216
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
200
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
165
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
55
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
25
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
15
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niagara Falls
3 Families width 8 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niagara Falls
15 Genera with 8 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1904Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niagara Falls
8 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Cardiocladius platypus Coquillett, 1902
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Cricotopus dibalteatus Freeman, 1956
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Niagara Falls
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
14
6
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