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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Northern Peninsula (Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
792
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
195
792
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
777
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
697
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
230
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
85
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Peninsula
5 Families width 45 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids26SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Peninsula
35 Genera with 45 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1954Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1947Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Peninsula
45 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Halocladius (Halocladius) variabilis Staeger, 1839Marine midge
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tritum Walker, 1856
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Procladius ruris Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) fennicus Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Simulium (Simulium) corbis (Twinn, 1936)⇒ Simulium murmanum Enderlein, 1935
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Stictochironomus unguiculatus Malloch, 1934
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus allicis Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Thaumalea verralli Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Northern Peninsula
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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