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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Valley (Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
61
135
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
135
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
132
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
111
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
58
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valley (Colchester County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valley (Colchester County)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Androprosopa Mik, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valley (Colchester County)
5 Species
Androprosopa americana
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Nilotanypus fimbriatus Walker, 1848
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Valley (Colchester County)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
1
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