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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
279
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
279
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
257
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
210
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Croix
3 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
6 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in St. Croix
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
2
4
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