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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1604
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1237
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
162
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
32
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
16
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
6 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1903Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
22 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes bahamensis Berlin, 1969
Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes homoeopus Dyar, 1922
Aedes obturbator Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes pertinax Grabham, 1906Akolea
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) scimitar Branch & Sea..., 1959
Culex (Culex) sphinx Howard, Dyar..., 1913Little walnut
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia bahama Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Bahamas
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
5
20
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