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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
79
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
30
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
11 Genera with 35 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus15SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1921Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1935Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1924Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
35 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) trukensis Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) horrescens Edwards, 1935
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoscutellaris Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) rotumae Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes alocasicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Aedes burnetti Belkin, 1962
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes fijiensis Marks, 1947
Aedes freycinetiae Laird, 1957
Aedes geoskusea Amos, 1944
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes van der Wulp, 1881
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) variegata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia fijiensis Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) albinervis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) inornatus Walker, 1865
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides purpuratus Edwards, 1921
Uranotaenia colocasiae Krober, 1929
Uranotaenia painei Edwards, 1935
Wyeomyia mystes Dyar, 1924

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Fiji
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
11
35
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