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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
342
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
58
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
39
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
5 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1912Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
20 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteopunctatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes caballus Theobald, 1912
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) argenteolobatus Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) natalensis Hill & Haydon, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
4
13
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