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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
577
7616
22760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
575
7611
22754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
7486
22379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6421
19627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1474
4546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
399
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
153
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ontario
7 Families width 510 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge105SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids284SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito72SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies40SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ontario
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
126
389
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
18
79
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
9
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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