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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Virginia Falls (Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
159
677
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
677
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
673
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
626
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
294
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
111
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
44
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Falls
5 Families width 58 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids45SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Falls
44 Genera with 58 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lauterborniella Thienemann &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheosmittia Brundin, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1931Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Falls
58 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Camptocladius brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Limnophyes brachytomus Kieffer, 1922
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus bifurcatus Wuelker, Mar..., 2009
Chironomus punctatus Fabricius, 1805
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Cladopelma viridulum Linnaeus, 1767
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pallidus Kieffer, 1922
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tibialis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Helodon decemarticulatum Twinn, 1936
Lauterborniella agrayloides Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes pumilio Holmgren, 1869
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Saether, 1898
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus Holmgren, 1883
Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) intergerivus Saether, 1995
Monopelopia tenuicalcar Kieffer, 1918
Orthocladius (Symposiocladius) smolandicus (Brundin, 1947)⇒ Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Parakiefferiella bathophila Kieffer, 1912
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paraphaenocladius nasthecus Saether, 1969
Paratanytarsus austriacus Kieffer, 1924
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius (Holotanypus) fuscus Brundin, 1949
Procladius (Holotanypus) signatus Zetterstedt, 1850
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Rheosmittia spinicornis Brundin, 1956
Simulium (Nevermannia) croxtoni Nicholson & ..., 1950Croxton´s Black Fly
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Stempellinella fimbriata Ekrem, 2007
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanytarsus aigos Ekrem, Suble..., 2003
Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967Yucatan flymallow
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931Rough avens

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Virginia Falls
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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