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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
203
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
21
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
5 Genera with 13 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
13 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) natalensis Hill & Haydon, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Pretoria
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
4
7
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