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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
639
3361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
238
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
26
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
19
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
19 Genera with 187 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus83SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes19SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1902Typical Mosquito25SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1904
Tiny Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1936Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 191620SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Paleoculicis Poinar & al., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1932Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
187 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteopunctatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) domesticus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) falabreguesi Hamon, 1957
Aedes (Aedimorphus) grenieri Hamon, Servi..., 1961
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mattinglyi Hamon & Rick..., 1954
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nyounae Hamon & Adam, 1958
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Aedimorphus) simulans Newstead & C..., 1911
Aedes (Aedimorphus) stenoscutus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Aedimorphus) yangambiensis Meillon & La..., 1944
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) jamoti Hamon & Rick..., 1954
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) monotrichus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) kummi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) dendrophilus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) mattinglyorum Huang, 1994
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes churchillensis Ellis & Brust, 1973
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes dorsalsis
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes grossbecki Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes lasaensis Meng, 1962
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes rempeli Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes spilotus (Marks, 1963)⇒ Ochlerotatus spilotus Marks, 1963
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes stoneorum (Marks, 1977)⇒ Macleaya stoneorum Marks, 1977
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes trichurus Dyar, 1904
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902Western tree-hole mosquito
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Cellia) cinctus Newstead & C..., 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) freetownensis Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Anopheles dureni Edwards, 1938
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles smithii Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) kingianus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) subrima Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex cantans Meigen, 1818
Culex varipalpus (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893Winter marsh mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites gilletti Van Someren, 1949
Eretmapodites grahami Edwards, 1911
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites pauliani Grjebine, 1950
Eretmapodites penicillatus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites plioleucus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites semisimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Mimomyia flavopicta Edwards, 1936
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) sinensis Crow, 1950
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Lepidokeneon) spilotus Marks, 1963
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes intrudens Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848Woodland mosquito
Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823Eastern tree hole mosquito
Ochlerotatus ventrovittis Dyar, 1916
Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paleoculicis minutus G. O. Poinar, 2000
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) diagonalis Brug, 1934
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia pseudohenrardi Loew, 1862
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
19
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
17
167
Genera
Species

Taxom



Culicidae (Meigen 1818)
Culicidae (Meigen 1818)


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