Culicomorpha
Guides
Apiloscatopse fattigi
Apiloscatopse fattigi is a species of minute black scavenger flies (family Scatopsidae) described by Cook in 1957. The genus Apiloscatopse belongs to the tribe Scatopsini within subfamily Scatopsinae. Scatopsidae are small, dark flies commonly associated with decaying organic matter. This species is rarely encountered, with only two observations recorded on iNaturalist.
Corethrella brakeleyi
frog-biting midge
Corethrella brakeleyi is a species of frog-biting midge in the family Corethrellidae. It has been recorded in Canada for the first time in Quebec. The species is haemophagous, feeding on blood. Larvae have been found in association with the mosquito Culiseta melanura.
Gliaspilota glutinosa
Gliaspilota glutinosa is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae, described by Osten Sacken in 1862. As a member of this family, it is likely associated with plant gall formation, though specific host plants and gall morphology remain poorly documented. The species has been recorded from the northeastern United States, with Vermont being a documented location.
Simuliidae
black flies, buffalo gnats, turkey gnats, white socks
Black flies are small, humpbacked flies in the family Simuliidae, comprising over 2,200 formally described species. Only females bite, using serrated mandibles to slash skin and lap pooled blood for egg development. They are vectors of Leucocytozoon parasites causing leucocytozoonosis in birds and, in some regions, filarial worms causing river blindness in humans. Larvae develop exclusively in flowing freshwater, attaching to submerged substrates with specialized hooks.
Thaumaleidae
solitary midges, trickle midges, madicolous midges
Thaumaleidae is a family of small nematoceran flies in the order Diptera, closely related to Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Simuliidae. Adults are non-feeding, stocky, yellow to brown flies measuring 3–4 mm, with short antennae no longer than the head. The family comprises approximately 202 extant species in seven genera (Afrothaumalea, Androprosopa, Austrothaumalea, Neothaumalea, Niphta, Thaumalea, Trichothaumalea) plus one fossil genus. Larvae inhabit thin water films on rock surfaces alongside waterfalls and torrents, where they graze on diatoms.