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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
267
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
30
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
23
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
8 Genera with 34 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1925Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1907Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
34 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) palpalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes albothorax Theobald, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) murphyi Gillies & de..., 1968
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) wellcomei Theobald, 1904
Anopheles hebes (Donitz, 1902)⇒ Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) galliardi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia pallida Edwards, 1925
Toxorhynchites conradti Grunberg, 1907
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
7
25
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