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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
366
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
365
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
339
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
288
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
61
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
10
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
2 Families width 4 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
10 Genera with 4 Species
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
4 Species
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
8
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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