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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
186
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
88
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
6 Families width 173 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids89SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge40SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito29SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
88 Genera with 173 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Adelohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus16SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges7SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18137SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge14SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Derotanypus Roback, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnia Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Heleageron Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Minyohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Paleoculicis Poinar & al., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Peronehelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Protoculicoides Boesel, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195511SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1967Green Midges11SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribelos Townes, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
173 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Adelohelea glabra A. Borkent, 1995
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Axarus scopula Townes, 1945
Brillia retifinis Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Ceratopogon aquilonius Boesel, 1937
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus intersectus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Chironominae intersectus Meigen, 1838
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Cladopelma edwardsi Kruseman, 1933
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Lenziella) amandus Hirvenoja, 1962
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) coronatus Hirvenoja, 1973Tree poppy
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) trifascia Edwards, 1929
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obnixus Walker, 1856
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides annosus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides bullus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides canadensis (Wirth & Blanton, 1969)⇒ Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides filipalpis K. Y. Remm, 1976
Culicoides obuncus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides tyrrelli M. W. Boesel, 1937
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea tyrrelli Boesel, 1937
Derotanypus alaskensis Malloch, 1919
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Eukiefferiella claripennis Lundbeck, 1898
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) paripes Edwards, 1929
Heleageron arenatus A. Borkent, 1995
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Lasiohelea globosa Boesel, 1937
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus A. Borkent, 1995
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Minyohelea pumilis A. Borkent, 1995
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Palaeobrachypogon aquilonius M. W. Boesel, 1937
Palaeobrachypogon remmi A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon vetus A. Borkent, 1995
Paleoculicis minutus G. O. Poinar, 2000
Parachironomus elodeae Townes, 1945
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paracladopelma galaptera Townes, 1945
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Parametriocnemus boreoalpina Gouin & Thie..., 1942
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Peronehelea chrimikalydia A. Borkent, 1995
Phaenopsectra punctipes Wiedemann, 1817
Polypedilum simulans (Townes, 1945)⇒ Polypedilum halteralis Coquillett, 1901
Procladius (Holotanypus) ferrugineus Kieffer, 1918
Procladius (Holotanypus) signatus Zetterstedt, 1850
Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Prosimulium exigens Dyar & Shannon, 1927Demanding Black Fly
Protoculicoides ciliatus A. Borkent, 2012
Protoculicoides depressus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Protoculicoides globosus Boesel, 1937
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Rheopelopia ornata Meigen, 1838
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Eusimulium) bracteatum (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Simulium appalachiense Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Nevermannia) craigi Adler & Currie, 1986Craig´s Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) defoliarti Stone & Pete..., 1958Alder buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia pikei A. Borkent, 2012
Synorthocladius semivirens Kieffer, 1909
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
74
129
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
10
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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