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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region West Elgin (Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
304
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
304
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
278
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
83
249
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
30
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
7
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Elgin
3 Families width 4 Species
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Elgin
7 Genera with 4 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1905Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Elgin
4 Species
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annulator Goetghebuer, 1927Anglevein fern
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Tanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)⇒ Paratanytarsus dissimilis Johannsen, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in West Elgin
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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