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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
764
12793
52013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
759
12781
51993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
12594
51549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
10609
46529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
123
2221
13275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
769
5755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
250
2047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
23
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
16 Genera with 163 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus72SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes22SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1804Typical Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1938Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1868Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 183810SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1861Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
163 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedes) geminus Peus, 1970
Aedes (Aedes) rossicus Dolbeskin, G..., 1930
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya josephinae Marks, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) bolensis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) behningi Martini, 1926
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cyprius Ludlow, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) opok Corbet & Som..., 1962
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes calabyi Marks, 1963
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes euiris Dyar, 1922
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes hoffeinsorum Szadziewski, 1998
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Aedes pseudonormanensis (Marks, 1949)⇒ Ochlerotatus pseudonormanensis Marks, 1949
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes stigmaticus Edwards, 1922
Aedes subbasalis (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) beklemishevi Stegnii & Ka..., 1976
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Anopheles (Anopheles) daciae Linton, Nico..., 2004
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) brohieri Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) domicola Edwards, 1916
Anopheles (Cellia) flavicosta Edwards, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) braziliensis Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rondoni Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) juxtamansonia Chagas, 1907
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex pipiens molestus Forskål, 1775
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) batesi Rozeboom & Komp, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Nomina) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1792
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex erikae R. Szadziewski, 1985
Culex reptans (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera Peus, 1935
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) bergrothi Edwards, 1921
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta gedanica R. Szadziewski, 2011
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonoides) dives Schiner, 1868
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) varinervis Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Sweden
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
22
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
15
141
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
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Culicidae at itis.gov
Culicidae at marinespecies.org