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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Waterton (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1828
2726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
297
1828
2726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
284
1805
2682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
1528
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
449
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
130
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
60
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Waterton (Alberta)
5 Families width 81 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids64SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Waterton (Alberta)
60 Genera with 81 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18135SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Derotanypus Roback, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1869Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsidia Sæther, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralauterborniella Lenz, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Stempellinella Brundin, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Sublettea Roback, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1959Green Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Waterton (Alberta)
81 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Ablabesmyia illinoensis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Brillia retifinis Saether, 1969Alpine sweetvetch
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) entis Shobanov, 1989
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Conchapelopia pallens Coquillett, 1902
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) coronatus Hirvenoja, 1973Tree poppy
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) perniger Zetterstedt, 1850
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus Meigen, 1813Non-biting midge
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977Western sweetvetch
Derotanypus alaskensis Malloch, 1919
Diamesa (Diamesa) hyperborea Holmgren, 1869
Dicrotendipes modestus Say, 1823
Edwardsidia philhygra Edwards, 1931
Endochironomus nigricans Johannsen, 1905
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes asquamatus Andersen, 1937Alpine French-honeysuckle
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limnophyes ninae Saether, 1975
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Micropsectra nigripila Johannsen, 1905
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) carlatus Roback, 1957
Orthocladius melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1934)⇒ Orthocladiinae melanosoma Goetghebuer, 1934
Parachironomus elodeae Townes, 1945
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Parachironomus tenuicaudatus Malloch, 1915
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Malloch, 1915
Parametriocnemus boreoalpina Gouin & Thie..., 1942
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Procladius (Holotanypus) ferrugineus Kieffer, 1918
Procladius (Psilotanypus) rufovittatus van der Wulp, 1875
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Prosimulium exigens Dyar & Shannon, 1927Demanding Black Fly
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) obvius Walker, 1856
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) platypus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus Edwards, 1929
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)⇒ Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus Zetterstedt, 1838
Rheocricotopus robacki Beck & Beck, 1964
Rheopelopia ornata Meigen, 1838
Simulium (Eusimulium) bracteatum (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Simulium appalachiense Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Nevermannia) craigi Adler & Currie, 1986Craig´s Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) defoliarti Stone & Pete..., 1958Alder buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Smittia aterrima Meigen, 1818Seedling bean midge
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971
Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921
Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947
Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Waterton (Alberta)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
53
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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