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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
300
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
93
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
53
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
6 Genera with 11 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1932Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1979
Brushy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
11 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) fluminensis Root, 1927Huisachillo
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipes Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles (Stethomyia) nimbus Theobald, 1902
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) atlantica Edwards, 1932
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
5
7
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