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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
28
745
7178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
285
2195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
23
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
16 Genera with 181 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus79SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes17SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito31SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1928Cool Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1909Crabhole Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1903Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18237SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1859Gang Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
181 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis Dyar, 1917Northwest coast mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sierrensis Ludlow, 1905Tree hole mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) squamiger Coquillett, 1902California saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes aloponotum Dyar, 1917
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes aurifer Coquillett, 1903
Aedes bicristatus Thurman & Wi..., 1950Woodland flax
Aedes bimaculatus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes brelandi Zavortink, 1972Mat prickly gilia
Aedes burgeri Zavortink, 1972Mat prickly gilia
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes churchillensis Ellis & Brust, 1973
Aedes clivis Lanzaro & El..., 1992
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes deserticola Zavortink, 1969Western treehole mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes epactius Dyar & Knab, 1908
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes grossbecki Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes implicatus Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes kompi Vargas & Downs, 1950
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes mercurator Dyar, 1920
Aedes mitchellae Dyar, 1905
Aedes monticola Belkin & McD..., 1957Western treehole mosquito
Aedes muelleri Dyar, 1920
Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes niphadopsis Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes purpureipes Aitken, 1941
Aedes rempeli Vockeroth, 1954Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes schizopinax Dyar, 1929
Aedes spencerii Theobald, 1901
Aedes stimulans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Aedes thibaulti Dyar & Knab, 1910
Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Aedes varipalpus Coquillett, 1902Western tree-hole mosquito
Aedes ventrovittis Dyar, 1916Black Snow Mosquito
Aedes washinoi Lanzaro & El..., 1992Woodland pond Mosquito
Aedes zoosophus Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King, 1939Heartscale
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943Cutleaf meadowparsnip
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) georgianus King, 1939Fresh flood-water mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) hermsi Barr & Gupta..., 1988
Anopheles (Anopheles) judithae Zavortink, 1969
Anopheles (Anopheles) occidentalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) perplexens Ludlow, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) molestus Forskal, 1775Underground mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) abominator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Melanoconion) anips Dyar, 1916
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) arizonensis Bohart, 1949
Culex (Neoculex) boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culex (Neoculex) reevesi (Wirth, 1948)⇒ Culex boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Culex opisthopus (Komp, 1926)⇒ Culex taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta impatiens Walker, 1848Snow mosquito
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893Winter marsh mosquito
Culiseta melanurus Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Culiseta silvestris (Shingarev, 1928)⇒ Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Deinocerites mathesoni Belkin & Hogue, 1959
Deinocerites pseudes Dyar & Knab, 1909
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848Woodland mosquito
Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823Eastern tree hole mosquito
Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936
Orthopodomyia kummi Edwards, 1939
Orthopodomyia signiferus Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psorophora longipalpus Randolph & O..., 1944
Psorophora mathesoni Belkin, 1975
Psorophora mexicanus Bellardi, 1859
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia anhydor Dyar, 1907
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Wyeomyia haynei Dodge, 1947
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia smithii Coquillett, 1901Pitcher plant mosquito
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
15
164
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