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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Shelburne County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
432
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
432
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
404
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
361
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
53
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shelburne County
2 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shelburne County
7 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shelburne County
6 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Shelburne County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
5
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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