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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Pelee Island (Lake Erie Islands, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1353
1576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1352
1575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1336
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1148
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
337
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
99
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
45
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pelee Island
4 Families width 42 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids25SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pelee Island
45 Genera with 42 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges8SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1906Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1999Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelee Island
42 Species
Ablabesmyia annulata Say, 1823
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Bryophaenocladius ictericus Meigen, 1830
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) dilutus Shobanov, Ki..., 1999
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus decorus Johannsen, 1905Disphyma
Chironomus harpi Sublette, 1991
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stictochironomus devinctus Say, 1829
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Pelee Island
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
38
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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