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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Sherwood Park (Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
622
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
622
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
605
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
558
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
159
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
43
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sherwood Park
4 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sherwood Park
19 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sherwood Park
11 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Sherwood Park
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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