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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3864
8271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2959
6620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
443
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
117
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
70
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
20
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
18
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazonas
18 Genera with 95 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes20SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1904Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1912Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1805Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1896Predatory Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1906Submarine Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Onirion Peyton & Har..., 1848Dream Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1927Canopy Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1787Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1937Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1919Bromeliad Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
95 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes argyrothorax Bonne-Wepste..., 1919
Aedes braziliensis Gordon & Evans, 1922Bradley's spleenwort
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes fulvithorax Lutz, 1904
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) costai (da Fonseca &..., 1939)⇒ Anopheles mediopunctatus Lutz, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) intermedius (Peryassú, 1908)⇒ Anopheles plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Anopheles (Anopheles) mattogrossensis Lutz & Neiva, 1911
Anopheles (Anopheles) mediopunctatus Lutz, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) peryassui Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles (Anopheles) shannoni Davis, 1931Black cherry fruit fly
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) braziliensis Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dunhami (Causey, 1945)⇒ Anopheles nuneztovari Gabaldon, 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) konderi Galvao & Dam..., 1942
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara Galvao & Dam..., 1942
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) nuneztovari Gabaldon, 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) strodei Root, 1926Bee wattle
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Stethomyia) kompi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Stethomyia) nimbus Theobald, 1902
Chagasia fajardi Lutz, 1904
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) albicosta Peryassú, 1908
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) lynchi Shannon, 1931
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Carrollia) bonnei Dyar, 1921
Culex (Carrollia) iridescens Lutz, 1905
Culex (Carrollia) urichii Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) albinensis Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) bequaerti Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Culex (Melanoconion) comatus Senevet & Ab..., 1939Whitepole evening primrose
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) eknomios Forattini & ..., 1992
Culex (Melanoconion) evansae Root, 1927Huisachillo
Culex (Melanoconion) innovator Evans, 1924
Culex (Melanoconion) lacertosus Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Microculex) imitator Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Nomina) nigricorpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) spegazzinii Brèthes, 1912
Johnbelkinia longipes Fabricius, 1805
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti Hart, 1896
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) pseudotitillans Theobald, 1901
Mansonia amazonensis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia flaveola Coquillett, 1906
Onirion personatum Walker, 1848
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lanei Shannon & Ce..., 1943
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Psorophora) cilipes Fabricius, 1805
Sabethes (Sabethes) belisarioi Neiva, 1908Cave-dwelling primrose
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Sabethes amazonicus Gordon & Evans, 1922Bradley's spleenwort
Sabethes bipartipes Dyar & Knab, 1906
Sabethes petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1787
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) calosomata Dyar & Knab, 1907
Uranotaenia cooki Root, 1937
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) ypsipola Dyar, 1922
Wyeomyia (Dodecamyia) aphobema Dyar, 1918
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia autocratica Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia melanocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia negrensis Gordon & Evans, 1922Bradley's spleenwort
Wyeomyia quasilongirostris Theobald, 1907
Wyeomyia splendida (Bonne-Wepste..., 1919)⇒ Phoniomyia splendida Bonne-wepste..., 1919

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Amazonas
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
16
74
Genera
Species

Taxom



Culicidae (Meigen 1818)
Culicidae (Meigen 1818)


Links, sources and further information
Culicidae at artfakta.se
Culicidae at dyntaxa.se
Culicidae at gbif.org
Culicidae at irmng.org
Culicidae at itis.gov
Culicidae at marinespecies.org