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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northeastern Ontario (Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
439
3534
6408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
3534
6408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
419
3455
6210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
2955
5414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
718
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
212
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
92
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeastern Ontario
7 Families width 164 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids96SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito41SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies9SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeastern Ontario
92 Genera with 164 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus22SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1903Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1826Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Greniera Doby & David, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Monodiamesa Kieffer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19476SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Pagastia Oliver, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Parochlus Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Potthastia Kieffer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeastern Ontario
164 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chironomus tenuis (Macquart, 1826)⇒ Chironominae tenuis Macquart, 1826
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) coronatus Hirvenoja, 1973Tree poppy
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Dicrotendipes nervosus Staeger, 1839
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Greniera denaria Davies, Pete..., 1962Number Ten Black Fly
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928Rock polypody
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Micropsectra xantha Roback, 1955
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Monodiamesa depectinata Saether, 1973
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909Okanogan fameflower
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) decoratus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oliveri Soponis, 1977Bittersweet
Orthocladius (Pogonocladius) consobrinus Holmgren, 1869
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Pagastia orthogonia Oliver, 1959Spotted mock orange
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Parabezzia downesi Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Parochlus kiefferi Garrett, 1925
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) aviceps Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Potthastia gaedii Meigen, 1838
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius (Holotanypus) fuscus Brundin, 1949
Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) conjungens Brundin, 1947
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Simulium (Eusimulium) bracteatum (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Simulium appalachiense Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus debilis Meigen, 1830
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929
Thienemanniella lobapodema Hestenes & S..., 2000
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Tvetenia paucunca Saether, 1969
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northeastern Ontario
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
74
110
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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