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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
383
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
101
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
17
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
13
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
13 Genera with 61 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus15SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1927Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1885Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1970Bromeliad Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
61 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes auratus Grabham, 1906Akolea
Aedes aurites Theobald, 1907
Aedes calumnior Belkin & Hei..., 1970
Aedes grabhami Berlin, 1969
Aedes inaequalis Grabham, 1907
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes pertinax Grabham, 1906Akolea
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes stenei Thompson, 1956
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes walkeri Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles grabhami Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) janitor Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) panocossa Dyar, 1923Tropical mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Micraedes) arawak Berlin, 1969
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Limatus hoffmani Root, 1927Huisachillo
Orthopodomyia waverleyi Grabham, 1907
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) infinis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) insularia Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites portoricensis von Röder, 1885
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia cooki Root, 1937
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia atrata Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Wyeomyia caracula Dyar & Núñe..., 1928
Wyeomyia corona Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Wyeomyia hirsuta Hill & Hill, 1946
Wyeomyia juxtahirsuta Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Wyeomyia luna Belkin, Hein..., 1970
Wyeomyia nigritubus Galindo, Car..., 1951
Wyeomyia pampithes Dyar & Nunez..., 1928
Wyeomyia stellata Belkin, Hein..., 1970

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
12
55
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