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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
892
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
319
1777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
103
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
16
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
10
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
10 Genera with 34 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1925Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Maorigoeldia Edwards, 1848Maori Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19606SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
34 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus Edwards, 1920
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris Klein & Marks, 1960
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes chathamicus Dumbleton, 1962
Coquillettidia (Austromansonia) tenuipalpis Edwards, 1924
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) iracunda Walker, 1848
Culex (Culex) asteliae Belkin, 1968
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) rotoruae Belkin, 1968
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culiseta (Climacura) novaezealandiae Pillai, 1966
Culiseta (Climacura) tonnoiri Edwards, 1925
Halaedes australis Erichson, 1842Salt-water Mosquito
Maorigoeldia argyropus Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus Skuse, 1889Domestic container mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Halaedes) australis Erichson, 1842Saltwater mosquito
Ochlerotatus (Nothoskusea) chathamicus Dumbleton, 1962
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) antipodeus (Edwards, 1920)⇒ Aedes antipodeus Edwards, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris Klein & Marks, 1960
Opifex fuscus Hutton, 1902Saltpool mosquito
Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
10
34
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