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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sahtu Region (Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
321
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
321
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
105
312
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
281
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
92
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
34
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Sahtu Region
3 Families width 14 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahtu Region
15 Genera with 14 Species
Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1848Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1959Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahtu Region
14 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Rheosmittia spinicornis Brundin, 1956
Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sahtu Region
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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