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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Peterborough County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1149
1511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1149
1511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1096
1420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
933
1222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
186
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
60
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peterborough County
4 Families width 47 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids29SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peterborough County
34 Genera with 47 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peterborough County
47 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus wirthi Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Peterborough County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
30
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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