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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Norway (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
9876
49850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
9870
49838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
572
9770
49629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
8320
44878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
113
2975
22709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
27
1089
10608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
471
4370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
22
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
205
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Norway
11 Genera with 205 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1919Ochlerotatus54SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes17SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1830Typical Mosquito57SpeciesTaxom
Culicada Felt, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1919Cool Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 191958SpeciesTaxom
Theobaldia Neveu-Lemaire, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norway
205 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedes) esoensis Yamada, 1921
Aedes esoensis rossicus Dolbeskin, G..., 1930
Aedes (Aedes) geminus Peus, 1970
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mediolineatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) behningi Martini, 1926
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cyprius Ludlow, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
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) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes acrophilus (Dyar, 1917)⇒ Aedes pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Aedes aldrichi Dyar & Knab, 1908Northwestern flood-water mosquito
Aedes altiusculus Dyar, 1917
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes barri Rueger, 1958
Aedes euochrus Howard, Dyar..., 1917
Aedes fuscus (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Aedes cinereus Meigen, 1818
Aedes gonimus Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedes keefei King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedes montcalmi Blanchard, 1905
Aedes nearcticus (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Aedes pallidohirtha Grossbeck, 1905
Aedes pearyi (Dyar & Shannon, 1925)⇒ Aedes pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Aedes prolixus Dyar, 1922
Aedes quaylei (Dyar & Knab, 1906)⇒ Aedes dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes sansoni (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes triceriatus Say, 1823
Aedes vinnipegensis Dyar, 1919
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) beklemishevi Stegnii & Ka..., 1976
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) intermedius (Peryassú, 1908)⇒ Anopheles plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles amaurus (Martini, 1929)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles basilii (Falleroni, 1932)⇒ Anopheles maculipennis Meigen, 1818
Anopheles corsicanus (Edwards, 1928)⇒ Anopheles plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Anopheles grisescens (Stephens, 1828)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles missiroli (Vecchio, 1939)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles nigripes (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Anopheles plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Anopheles pollutus (Torres Canam..., 1945)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles typicus (Holstein, 1949)⇒ Anopheles maculipennis Meigen, 1818
Anopheles villosus (Robineau-Des..., 1827)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) consobrinus (Robineau-Des..., 1827)⇒ Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex pipiens molestus Forskål, 1775
Culex (Culex) pullatus (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Culex grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) sylvestris Leicester, 1908
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) frickii (Ludlow, 1906)⇒ Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex (Neoculex) saxatilis (Grossbeck, 1905)⇒ Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex abfitchii (Felt, 1904)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Culex aestivalis Dyar, 1904
Culex annulatus (Schrank, 1776)⇒ Culiseta annulata Schrank, 1776
Culex annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Mansonia dives Schiner, 1868
Culex borealis Ludlow, 1911
Culex brittoni (Felt, 1905)⇒ Culiseta morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culex cantans Meigen, 1818
Culex caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Culex claviger (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Culex communis De Geer, 1776
Culex curriei (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Aedes dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Culex detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Culex dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Culex dyari (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Culiseta morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culex equinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Culex excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Culex flavescens Müller, 1764
Culex fletcheri Coquillett, 1902
Culex fumipennis (Stephens, 1825)⇒ Culiseta fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culex geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Culex hirsuteron Theobald, 1901
Culex impiger (Walker, 1848)⇒ Aedes impiger Walker, 1848
Culex implacabilis Walker, 1848
Culex lativittatus (Coquillett, 1906)⇒ Aedes dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Culex lazarensis Felt & Young, 1904
Culex leucomelas (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Aedes leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Culex montcalmi Blanchard, 1905
Culex morio Fabricius, 1775
Culex morsitans (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culiseta morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culex nigripes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Aedes nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Culex onodagensis Felt, 1904
Culex pallidohirta (Grossbeck, 1905)⇒ Aedes cinereus Meigen, 1818
Culex pretans Grossbeck, 1904
Culex pulicaris (Fabricius, 1780)⇒ Culicoides pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758
Culex punctor Kirby, 1837
Culex reptans (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Culex richiardii (Ficalbi, 1889)⇒ Coquillettidia richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Culex siphonalis (Grossbeck, 1904)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Culex sticticus Meigen, 1835
Culex vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Culicada nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918)⇒ Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera Peus, 1935
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) bergrothi Edwards, 1921
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta arctica Edwards, 1920
Culiseta auroides Felt, 1905
Culiseta brittoni Felt, 1905
Culiseta dyari Coquillett, 1902
Culiseta sibiriensis Ludlow, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) atropalpus (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) behningi Martini, 1926
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cyprius Ludlow, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus (Howard, Dyar..., 1913)⇒ Aedes diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes intrudens Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) subdiversus Martini, 1926
Ochlerotatus abfitchii Felt, 1904
Ochlerotatus acrophilus Dyar, 1917
Ochlerotatus aestivalis Dyar, 1904
Ochlerotatus aldrichi Dyar & Knab, 1908
Ochlerotatus altiusculus Dyar, 1917
Ochlerotatus auroides Felt, 1905
Ochlerotatus barri Rueger, 1958
Ochlerotatus borealis Ludlow, 1911
Ochlerotatus curriei Coquillett, 1901
Ochlerotatus fletcheri Coquillett, 1902
Ochlerotatus gonimus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Ochlerotatus hirsuteron Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus implacabilis Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus lateralis
Ochlerotatus lativittatus Coquillett, 1906
Ochlerotatus lazarensis Felt & Young, 1904
Ochlerotatus mediolineata Ludlow, 1907
Ochlerotatus nearcticus Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus onodagensis Felt, 1904
Ochlerotatus pearyi Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Ochlerotatus pretans Grossbeck, 1904
Ochlerotatus prolixus Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus quaylei Dyar & Knab, 1906
Ochlerotatus sansoni Dyar & Knab, 1909
Ochlerotatus siphonalis Grossbeck, 1904
Ochlerotatus tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus vinnipegensis Dyar, 1919
Theobaldia alaskaensis (Ludlow, 1906)⇒ Culiseta alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Theobaldia arctica (Edwards, 1920)⇒ Culiseta alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Theobaldia bergrothi (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Culiseta bergrothi Edwards, 1921
Theobaldia ochroptera (Peus, 1935)⇒ Culiseta ochroptera Peus, 1935
Theobaldia subochrea (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Culiseta subochrea Edwards, 1921
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
8
182
Genera
Species

Taxom



Culicidae (Meigen 1818)
Culicidae (Meigen 1818)


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Culicidae at artfakta.se
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