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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Kurunegala (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
299
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
299
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
279
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
254
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kurunegala
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1908Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kurunegala
6 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pallidostriatus Theobald, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus Leicester, 1908
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
3
5
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