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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region North Middlesex (Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
690
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
690
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
675
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
589
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
131
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
36
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Middlesex
4 Families width 12 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Middlesex
19 Genera with 12 Species
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Middlesex
12 Species
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in North Middlesex
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
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