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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
417
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
128
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
22
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
16 Genera with 75 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1965Ochlerotatus32SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1988Typical Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1925Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Maorigoeldia Edwards, 1848Maori Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19606SpeciesTaxom
Opifex Hutton, 1902Waterwalking Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rampamyia Reinert, Har..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
75 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
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) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
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) cooki Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) futunae Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) kesseli Huang & Hitc..., 1980
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoscutellaris Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes (Stegomyia) tabu Ramalingam &..., 1965
Aedes (Stegomyia) tongae Edwards, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) upolensis Marks, 1957
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes chathamicus Dumbleton, 1962
Aedes edgari Stone & Rosen, 1952
Aedes oceanicus Belkin, 1962
Aedes samoanus Grunberg, 1913
Aedes tulliae Taylor, 1929
Aedes tutuilae Ramalingam &..., 1965
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Austromansonia) tenuipalpis Edwards, 1924
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) iracunda Walker, 1848
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia samoaensis Stone, 1966
Culex (Culex) albinervis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) asteliae Belkin, 1968
Culex (Culex) atriceps Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) kesseli Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) litoralis Bohart, 1946
Culex (Culex) marquesensis Stone & Rosen, 1953
Culex (Culex) pervigilans von Bergroth, 1889Vigilant mosquito
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) roseni Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) rotoruae Belkin, 1968
Culex (Culex) samoaensis Theobald, 1914
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
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
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
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 (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) amboinensis Doleschall, 1857Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) inornatus Walker, 1865
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
16
75
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