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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Okanagan-Similkameen (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
249
969
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
247
964
1412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
942
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
682
991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
107
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Okanagan-Similkameen
3 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Okanagan-Similkameen
15 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1964Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1929Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okanagan-Similkameen
14 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Okanagan-Similkameen
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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