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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Nevada (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2725
6777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2721
6773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
349
2679
6680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
239
2114
5358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
335
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
57
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
33
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nevada
5 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1950Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nevada
22 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes idahoensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes nevadensis Chapman & Barr, 1964
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) boharti Brookman & R..., 1950
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Nevada
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
4
19
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