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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Red Deer (Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
218
1035
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1035
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1008
1445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
908
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
167
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
61
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
23
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Deer (Red Deer County)
4 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Deer (Red Deer County)
23 Genera with 18 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1961Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1937Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Deer (Red Deer County)
18 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Simulium (Psilopelmia) bivittatum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus niger Andersen, 1937

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Red Deer (Red Deer County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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