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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Springfield (Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
485
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
485
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
466
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
402
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
81
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
18
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Springfield (Elgin County)
2 Families width 6 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Springfield (Elgin County)
9 Genera with 6 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1960Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Springfield (Elgin County)
6 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Springfield (Elgin County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
8
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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