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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Islands of Japan (Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
176
941
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
941
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
935
1667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
772
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
169
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
59
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
25
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Islands of Japan
8 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1979Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1936Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1979Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1979Metallic Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1908Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1979Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1979Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1973Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Islands of Japan
14 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes amamiensis Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Aedes miyarai Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Aedes nishikawai Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Aedes taiwanus Lien, 1968
Aedes yaeyamensis Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri Baisas & Hu, 1936
Culex ryukyuanus Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Heizmannia kana Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Tripteroides yaeyamensis Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Uranotaenia ryukyuana Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Verrallina atriisimilis Tanaka & Miz..., 1973
Verrallina iriomotensis Tanaka & Miz..., 1973

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Islands of Japan
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
7
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