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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
764
928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
764
928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
726
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
630
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
127
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
42
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
25
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yarmouth County
4 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids15SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yarmouth County
25 Genera with 23 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Thienemanniella Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yarmouth County
23 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Camptocladius tritoma (Kieffer, 1921)⇒ Orthocladiinae tritoma Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironomus) acidophilus Keyl, 1960
Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella Townes, 1945
Chironomus (Chironomus) melanescens Keyl, 1961
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Gymnometriocnemus (Rhaphidocladius) brumalis Edwards, 1929
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, St..., 2013
Microtendipes pedellus De Geer, 1776
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Tanypus (Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818
Thienemanniella xena Roback, 1957

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Yarmouth County
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
21
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
7
Family
Genera
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