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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region St. Thomas (Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
172
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
172
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
172
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
157
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
43
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
22
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Thomas (Elgin County)
3 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Thomas (Elgin County)
14 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas (Elgin County)
14 Species
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in St. Thomas (Elgin County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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