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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Squamish-Lillooet (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
140
535
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
140
535
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
522
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
466
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
60
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
19
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Squamish-Lillooet
4 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Squamish-Lillooet
12 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 2009Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Squamish-Lillooet
6 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902Western tree-hole mosquito
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Squamish-Lillooet
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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