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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Nunavut (North Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
150
585
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
150
585
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
570
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
515
807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
141
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
82
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nunavut
5 Families width 87 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids64SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nunavut
50 Genera with 87 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1869Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1916Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1865Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobaenus Fries, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oliveridia Sæther, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19906SpeciesTaxom
Paracladius Hirvenoja, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19333SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokiefferiella Laurence, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1937Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagaia Sæther, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Trichotanypus Kieffer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1914Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nunavut
87 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes stoneorum (Marks, 1977)⇒ Macleaya stoneorum Marks, 1977
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Camptocladius brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon pubiantennalis Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) dentiforceps Edwards, 1929
Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) perennis Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus brevinervis (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Orthocladiinae brevinervis Holmgren, 1869
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) polaris (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Cricotopus lestralis Edwards, 1924
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus tokunagaia Hirvenoja, 1973
Cryptochironomus olivaceus Kieffer, 1921
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Diamesa (Diamesa) arctica (Boheman, 1865)⇒ Pseudodiamesa arctica Malloch, 1919
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908Prairie fameflower
Eukiefferiella rectangularis Goetghebuer, 1940
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Hydrobaenus fusistylus Goetghebuer, 1933
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Limnophyes vrangelensis Makarchenko ..., 2001
Metacnephia borealis Malloch, 1919
Metacnephia pallipes Fries, 1824
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) ursinus Holmgren, 1869
Micropsectra logani Johannsen, 1928
Oliveridia tricornis Oliver, 1976
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) priomixtus Saether, 2004
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston, 1999
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) mallochi Kieffer, 1919
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) oblidens Walker, 1856
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Orthocladius roussellae Soponis, 1990
Paracladius alpicola Zetterstedt, 1850
Parakiefferiella scandica Brundin, 1956
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus natvigi Goetghebuer, 1933
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Procladius (Psilotanypus) flavifrons Edwards, 1929
Procladius dentus Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) ursinum Edwards, 1935
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) fennicus Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) oxyura Langton, 1985Gray wall jumper
Pseudokiefferiella parva Edwards, 1932
Pseudosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Prosmittia jemtlandica Brundin, 1947
Pseudosmittia nanseni (Kieffer, 1926)⇒ Allocladius nanseni Kieffer, 1926
Pseudosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Hydrosmittia oxoniana Edwards, 1922
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chapmani Edwards, 1935
Rheosmittia halvorseni Cranston & S..., 1986
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia extrema Holmgren, 1869
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus gracilentus Holmgren, 1883
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937
Tokunagaia obriaini Hayes & Murray, 1987
Trichotanypus posticalis Lundbeck, 1898
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) diagonalis Brug, 1934
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Nunavut
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
41
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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