Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 111
2035
9021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 24
447
1940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 7
205
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
23
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 19
223 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
19 Genera with 223 Species | Aedeomyia Theobald, 1923 | Scaly Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aedes Meigen, 1930 | Ochlerotatus | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Albuginosus Reinert, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1940 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 46 | Species | Taxom | Catageiomyia Theobald, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1936 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1901 | Typical Mosquito | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1838 | Cool Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914 | African Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | Ficalbia Theobald, 1903 | Small Mosquito | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hodgesia Theobald, 1930 | Tiny Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lutzia Theobald, 1901 | Predatory Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malaya Leicester, 1911 | Ant Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mansonia Blanchard, 1962 | Submarine Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mimomyia Theobald, 1903 | Indistinct Mosquito | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neomelaniconion Newstead, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stegomyia Meigen, 1762 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912 | Heaven Mosquito | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
223 Species | Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) africana Neveu-Lemaire, 1906 | | | Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) furfurea Enderlein, 1923 | | | Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 | Small woodland mosquito | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) aerarius McIntosh, 1975 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) albocephalus Theobald, 1903 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteopunctatus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) bedfordi Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) bevisi Edwards, 1915 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis Theobald, 1903 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) eritreae Lewis, 1942 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) filicis Ingram & Mei..., 1927 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) karooensis Muspratt, 1961 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) lamborni Edwards, 1923 | Lindenberg's asterella | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) leesoni Edwards, 1932 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) microstictus Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) ochraceus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) pachyurus Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) subdentatus Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) veeniae McIntosh, 1975 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Albuginosus) capensis Edwards, 1924 | Palmer's asterella | | Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923 | Lindenberg's asterella | | Aedes (Albuginosus) kennethi Muspratt, 1956 | | | Aedes (Albuginosus) marshallii Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer Edwards, 1913 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861 | | | Aedes (Mucidus) scatophagoides Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Mucidus) sudanensis Theobald, 1908 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) aurovenatus Worth, 1960 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905) | ⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905 | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luridus McIntosh, 1971 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) mcintoshi Huang, 1985 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) palpalis Newstead, 1907 | | | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantator Coquillett, 1903 | Brown saltmarsh mosquito | | Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909 | | | Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) natalensis Edwards, 1930 | Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) bromeliae Theobald, 1911 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) contiguus Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) demeilloni Edwards, 1936 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) langata Someren, 1946 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) ledgeri Huang, 1981 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) metallicus Edwards, 1912 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) poweri Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudonigeria Theobald, 1910 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) saimedres Huang, 1988 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) segermanae Huang, 1997 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941 | Palmer's asterella | | Aedes (Stegomyia) strelitziae Muspratt, 1950 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) subargenteus Edwards, 1925 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906 | | | Aedes barnardi Edwards, 1924 | Palmer's asterella | | Aedes breedensis Muspratt, 1953 | | | Aedes caballus Theobald, 1912 | | | Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901 | Woodland pool mosquito | | Aedes chelli Edwards, 1915 | | | Aedes harrisoni Muspratt, 1953 | | | Aedes hogsbackensis Huang, 2004 | | | Aedes juppi McIntosh, 1973 | | | Aedes lucianus Muspratt, 1959 | | | Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926) | ⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926 | | Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887 | | | Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930 | Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail | | Albuginosus capensis Edwards, 1924 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) crypticus Coetzee, 1995 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) namibiensis Coetzee, 1984 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905) | ⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902 | | Anopheles (Cellia) ardensis Theobald, 1905 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) argenteolobatus Gough, 1910 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) carteri Evans & de M..., 1933 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) cydippis De Meillon, 1931 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) demeilloni Evans, 1933 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) distinctus Newstead & C..., 1911 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900 | African malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902 | African malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930 | Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail | | Anopheles (Cellia) hughi Lambert & Co..., 1982 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) kosiensis Coetzee, Seg..., 1987 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) letabensis Lambert & Co..., 1982 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) listeri De Meillon, 1931 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) natalensis Hill & Haydon, 1907 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) seretsei Abdulla-Chan..., 1998 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) vaneedeni Gillies & Co..., 1987 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) vernus Gillies & de..., 1968 | | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820 | Peirson's false bindweed | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922 | | | Anopheles cameroni de Meillon &..., 1935 | | | Anopheles costalis (Loew, 1866) | ⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902 | | Anopheles hebes (Donitz, 1902) | ⇒ Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900 | | Anopheles jacobi Hill & Haydon, 1907 | | | Anopheles ruarinus Edwards, 1940 | | | Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) aurata Dobrotworsky, 1962 | | | Coquillettidia aurea Edwards, 1915 | | | Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901 | | | Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915 | | | Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903 | | | Coquillettidia maculipennis Theobald, 1911 | | | Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901 | | | Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911 | | | Coquillettidia wahlbergi Edwards, 1936 | | | Culex (Afroculex) lineata Theobald, 1912 | | | Culex (Culex) abyssinicus (Someren, 1945) | ⇒ Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956 | | Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903 | | | Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905 | | | Culex (Culex) ataeniatus (Theobald, 1911) | ⇒ Culex univittatus Theobald, 1901 | | Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Culex) chorleyi Edwards, 1941 | | | Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910 | | | Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905 | | | Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Common house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903 | | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905 | Wood sorrel | | Culex (Culex) striatipes Edwards, 1941 | | | Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941 | | | Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903 | Oxalis | | Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903 | Oxalis | | Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921) | ⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904 | | Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939 | | | Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828 | Shortstalk false bindweed | | Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901) | ⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901 | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) germaini Geoffroy, 1974 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) rubinotus Theobald, 1906 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941 | | | Culex (Maillotia) avianus De Meillon, 1943 | | | Culex (Maillotia) naudeanus Muspratt., 1961 | | | Culex (Maillotia) peringueyi Edwards, 1924 | Palmer's asterella | | Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Maillotia) subsalisburiensis Herve & Geof..., 1974 | | | Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 | | | Culex bwambanus Edwards, 1941 | | | Culex draconis Ingram & Mei..., 1927 | | | Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956 | | | Culex joanae Muspratt, 1955 | | | Culex lineatus Theobald, 1912 | | | Culex pseudocinereus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901 | | | Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838 | | | Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909 | | | Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald, 1901 | | | Eretmapodites silvestris Ingram & De ..., 1927 | | | Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914 | | | Hodgesia psectropus Edwards, 1930 | Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail | | Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901 | | | Malaya taeniarostris Theobald, 1911 | | | Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901 | | | Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887 | | | Mansonia aurata (Dobrotworsky, 1962) | ⇒ Coquillettidia aurata Dobrotworsky, 1962 | | Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910 | | | Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935 | | | Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904 | | | Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907 | | | Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903 | Oxalis | | Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905 | | | Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | Tiger Mosquito | | Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901 | Mosquito | | Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901 | | | Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901 | | | Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904 | | | Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909 | | | Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936 | | | Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912 | | | Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861 | Alpine woodsorrel | | Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932 | | | Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901 | | | Uranotaenia montana Ingram & De ..., 1927 | | | Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941 | | | Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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