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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
97
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
40
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
12
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
12 Genera with 64 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1906Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1885Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
64 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes obturbator Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) benarrochi Gabaldon, Co..., 1941
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles grabhami Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) janitor Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) carcinophilus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) sardinerae Fox, 1953
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Nomina) americanus (Coquillett, 1906)⇒ Culex bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Deinocerites magnus Theobald, 1901
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Mansonia flaveola Coquillett, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) insularia Dyar & Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites portoricensis von Röder, 1885
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia cooki Root, 1937
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
11
57
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