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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Central Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
723
10611
42588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
10598
42553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
10447
42222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
422
8586
36828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
2026
10373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
27
667
3914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
193
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Europe
8 Genera with 59 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1985Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 2011Cool Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Dahliana Reinert, Har..., 17911SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 199820SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Europe
59 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedes) rossicus Dolbeskin, G..., 1930
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) serafini R. Szadziewski, 1998
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cyprius Ludlow, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes hoffeinsorum Szadziewski, 1998
Aedes hungaricus Mihalyi, 1955
Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus Pallas, 1771
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex pipiens molestus Forskål, 1775
Culex pipiens pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common gnat
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) martinii Medschid, 1930
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex erikae R. Szadziewski, 1985
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera Peus, 1935
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta gedanica R. Szadziewski, 2011
Dahliana geniculata Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus (Howard, Dyar..., 1913)⇒ Aedes diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes intrudens Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pulcritarsis Rondani, 1872
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Ochlerotatus serafini Szadziewski, 1998
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Central Europe
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
7
53
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