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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Strathcona County (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1077
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
963
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
58
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
27
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Strathcona County
4 Families width 19 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Strathcona County
27 Genera with 19 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1848Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1776Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1818Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Strathcona County
19 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
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 Strathcona County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
22
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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