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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
467
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
102
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
43
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
17
104
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
17
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
17 Genera with 104 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1930Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1904Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito29SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1912Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1944Submarine Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1922Gang Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Runchomyia Theobald, 1942Filament Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1927Canopy Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1891Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1905Hairy-Lipped Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1891Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1928Bromeliad Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
104 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes albifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Aedes crinifer Theobald, 1903
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes stigmaticus Edwards, 1922
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Anopheles (Anopheles) fluminensis Root, 1927Huisachillo
Anopheles (Anopheles) intermedius (Peryassú, 1908)⇒ Anopheles plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Anopheles (Anopheles) minor (Da Costa Lima, 1929)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae Brèthes, 1926
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) konderi Galvao & Dam..., 1942
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) lutzii Cruz, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oryzalimnetes Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) parvus Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rondoni Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) strodei Root, 1926Bee wattle
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Stethomyia) kompi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Chagasia fajardi Lutz, 1904
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) juxtamansonia Chagas, 1907
Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Culex (Carrollia) iridescens Lutz, 1905
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) carcinoxenus de Oliveira ..., 1932
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) maxi Dyar, 1928
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) usquatus Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) albinensis Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) aliciae Duret, 1953
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) clarki Evans, 1924
Culex (Melanoconion) delpontei Duret, 1969
Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) dureti Casal & Garcia, 1968
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) glyptosalpinx Harbach, Pey..., 1984
Culex (Melanoconion) idottus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) intrincatus Brèthes, 1916
Culex (Melanoconion) pereyrai Duret, 1967
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) serratimarge Root, 1927Huisachillo
Culex (Melanoconion) zeteki Dyar, 1918
Culex (Microculex) consolator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) spegazzinii Brèthes, 1912
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) humeralis Loew, 1866
Mansonia (Mansonia) indubitans Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia (Mansonia) wilsoni Barreto & Co..., 1944
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) varinervis Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albigenu Peryassú, 1908
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) fiebrigi Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) holmbergii Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards, 1922
Runchomyia frontosa Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Runchomyia reversa Lane & Cerqu..., 1942
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Sabethes (Sabethes) albiprivus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus Fabricius, 1805
Sabethes petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites separatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Trichoprosopon castroi Lane & Cerqu..., 1942Idria buckwheat
Trichoprosopon compressum Lutz, 1905
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Trichoprosopon pallidiventer Lutz, 1905
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Wyeomyia (Miamyia) codiocampa Adisoemarto ..., 1975
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia davisi Lane & Cerqu..., 1942
Wyeomyia fuscipes Edwards, 1922
Wyeomyia medioalbipes Lutz, 1904
Wyeomyia pilicauda (Root, 1928)⇒ Phoniomyia pilicauda Root, 1928

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Paraguay
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
15
85
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