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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Lake Eyre Basin (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
117
323
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
269
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lake Eyre Basin
3 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1850Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1922Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1954Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Eyre Basin
6 Species
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes nivalis (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus nivalis Edwards, 1926
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culiseta (Culicella) victoriensis Dobrotworsky, 1954

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Lake Eyre Basin
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
3
6
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