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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
106
1670
6839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
316
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
104
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
29
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
27
240
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
27 Genera with 240 Species
#ACDFHLMNOSTU
Aedes Meigen, 1968Ochlerotatus44SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes24SpeciesTaxom
Anophelinae17SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1914Cord Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1977Typical Mosquito53SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1907Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Downsiomyia Vargas, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Harpagomyia De Meijere, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1936Metallic Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Heizmznnia6SpeciesTaxom
Lorrainea Belkin, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1930Ant Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1908Indistinct Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Neomelaniconion Newstead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 184826SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1948Red Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Tanakaius Reinert, Har..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Topomyia Leicester, 1976Omnivore Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1921Carnivorous Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1968Pestle Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1941Heaven Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
240 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes vexans vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Cancraedes) penghuensis Lien, 1968
Aedes (Finlaya) albocinctus Barraud, 1924
Aedes (Finlaya) albplateralis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Finlaya) aureostriatus Doleschall, 1857
Aedes (Finlaya) chungi Lien, 1968
Aedes (Finlaya) crossi Lien, 1967
Aedes (Finlaya) elasiae vicarius Lien, 1968
Aedes (Finlaya) formosensis Yamada, 1921
Aedes (Finlaya) harveyi Barraud, 1923
Aedes (Finlaya) hatorii Yamada, 1921
Aedes (Finlaya) hurlbuti Lien, 1967
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) loi Lien, 1968
Aedes (Finlaya) melanopterus Giles, 1904
Aedes (Finlaya) omorii Lien, 1968
Aedes (Finlaya) pulchriventer Giles, 1901
Aedes (Finlaya) sinensis Chow, 1950
Aedes (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Finlaya) watteni Lien, 1968
Aedes (Lorrainea) amesii Ludlow, 1903
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Scutomyia) albolineatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypyi Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albolineatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) alcasisidi Huang, 1972
Aedes (Stegomyia) annandalei Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) desmotes Giles, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) gardnerii Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) malayensis Colless, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) malikuli Huang, 1973
Aedes (Stegomyia) patriciae Mattingly, 1954
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoalbopicuts Borel, 1928
Aedes alius Lien, 1968
Aedes shintienensis Tsai & Lien, 1950
Aedes taiwanus Lien, 1968
Aedes vicarius Lien, 1968
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Anopheles (Anopheles) baileyi Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Anopheles) barbumbrosus Strickland &..., 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) bengalensis Puri, 1930
Anopheles (Anopheles) gigas Giles, 1901
Anopheles gigas baileyi Edwards, 1927
Anopheles (Anopheles) insulaeflorum Swellengrebe..., 1920
Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles, 1900Hawai'i spikemoss
Anopheles lindesayi pleccau Koidzumi, 1924
Anopheles (Anopheles) sinensis Wiedemann, 1828Chinese malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Cellia) fluviatilis James, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) indefinitus Ludlow, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) jeyporiensis James, 1902
Anopheles jeyporiensis candidiensis Koizumi, 1924
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) ludlowae Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculata (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Anopheles lindesayi Giles, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) minimus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) splendidus Koidzumi, 1920
Anopheles (Cellia) sundaicus Rodenwaldt, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) takasagoensis Morishita, 1946
Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles pleccau Koidzumi, 1924
Anopheles vulgaris Hatori, 1901
Anophelinae (Anophelinae) barbumbrosus Strickland &..., 1927
Anophelinae (Anophelinae) bengalensis Puri, 1930
Anophelinae (Anophelinae) gigas baileyi Edwards, 1927
Anophelinae (Anophelinae) insulaeflorum Swellengrebe..., 1919
Anophelinae (Anophelinae) lindesayi pleccau Koizumi, 1924
Anophelinae (Anophelinae) sinensis Wiedemann, 1828
Anophelinae (Cellia) annularis Wulp, 1884
Anophelinae (Cellia) fluviatilis James, 1902
Anophelinae (Cellia) indefinitus Ludlow, 1904
Anophelinae (Cellia) jeyporiensis candidiensis..., 1924
Anophelinae (Cellia) kochi Doenitz, 1901
Anophelinae (Cellia) ludlowae Theobald, 1903
Anophelinae (Cellia) maculata Theobald, 1901
Anophelinae (Cellia) minimus Theobald, 1901
Anophelinae (Cellia) splendidus Koizumi, 1920
Anophelinae (Cellia) takasagoensis Morishita, 1946
Anophelinae (Cellia) tessellatus Theobald, 1901
Armigeres (Armigeres) baisasi Stone & Thurman, 1958
Armigeres (Armigeres) digitatus Edwards, 1914
Armigeres (Armigeres) flavus Leicester, 1908
Armigeres (Armigeres) magnus Theobald, 1908
Armigeres (Armigeres) omissus Edwards, 1914
Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898
Armigeres (Leicesteria) annulitarsis Leicester, 1908
Armigeres (Leicesteria) digitatus Edwards, 1914
Armigeres (Leicesteria) flavus Leicester, 1908
Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus Theobald, 1908
Armigeres (Leicesteria) omissus Edwards, 1914
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes van der Wulp, 1881
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) nigrosignata Edwards, 1917
Culex (Culex) alis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) annulus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) bitaeniorhnchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) consobrinus (Robineau-Des..., 1827)⇒ Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) dipseticus (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) infula Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) jacksoni Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culex) kangi (Lien., 1968)⇒ Culex jacksoni Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) murrelli Lien, 1968
Culex (Culex) neomimulus (Lien., 1968)⇒ Culex mimulus Edwards, 1915
Culex (Culex) neovishnui (Lien, 1968)⇒ Culex pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) orientalis Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex pipiens molestus Forskål, 1775
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinensis Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex tritaeniorhynchus summorosus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Culex) tsengi Lien, 1968
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) whitei Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) hainanensis Chen, 1977
Culex (Culiciomyia) kyotoensis Yamaguti & L..., 1952
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigropunctatus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culiciomyia) pallidothorax Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai Kano, Nitaha..., 1954
Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis Giles, 1902
Culex (Eumelanomyia) foliatus Brug, 1932
Culex (Eumelanomyia) hayashii Yamada, 1917
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostulys Sirivanakam ..., 1976
Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi Leicester, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) okinawae Bohart, 1953
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) bicornutus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hui (Lien, 1968)⇒ Culex spiculosus Bram & Ratta..., 1967
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) infantulus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) minor Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) rubithoracis Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) spiculosus Bram & Ratta..., 1967
Culex (Lutzia) fuscanus (Wiedemann, 1820)⇒ Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Culex (Lutzia) halifaxii (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Lutzia halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Culex (Neoculex) frickii (Ludlow, 1906)⇒ Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) sinensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Thaiomyia) hainanensis Chen, 1977
Culiseta (Climacura) taiwanica Lien, Lin & ..., 1999
Culiseta (Culiseta) lishanensis (Lien, 1968)⇒ Culiseta niveitaeniata Theobald, 1907
Culiseta (Culiseta) niveitaeniata Theobald, 1907
Downsiomyia albolateralis Theobald, 1908
Downsiomyia omorii Lien, 1968
Downsiomyia watteni Lien, 1968
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Harpagomyia jacobsoni (Edwards, 1930)⇒ Malaya jacobsoni Edwards, 1930
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) chengi Lien, 1968
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) macdonaldi Mattingly, 1957
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) reidi Bellardi, 1862
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) taiwanensis Geoffroy, 1785
Heizmannia (Mattinglyia) catesi Lien, 1968
Heizmannia lii Wu, 1936
Heizmznnia (Heizmznnia) chengi Lien, 1968
Heizmznnia (Heizmznnia) lii Wulp, 1936
Heizmznnia (Heizmznnia) macdonaldi Mattingly, 1957
Heizmznnia (Heizmznnia) reidi Mattingly, 1957
Heizmznnia (Heizmznnia) taiwanensis Lien, 1968
Heizmznnia (Mattinglyia) catesi Lien, 1968
Lorrainea amesii Ludlow, 1903
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya genurostrus Leicester, 1903
Malaya jacobsoni Edwards, 1930
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) luzonensis Ludlow, 1905
Mimomyia (Ingramia) fusca (Hanson, 1963)⇒ Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) chamberlaini Ludlow, 1904Bernard's violet
Mimomyia chamberlaini metallica Leicester, 1908
Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) albocinctus Barraud, 1924
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) albolateralis Theobald, 1908
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) aureostriatus taiwanus Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus aureostriatus taiwanus Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) chungi Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) crossi Lien, 1967
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) elside vicarious Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) formonsensis Yamada, 1921
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) harveyi Barraud, 1923
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) hatorii Yamada, 1921
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) hurlbuti Lien, 1967
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) loi Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) melanopterus Giles, 1904
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) omorii Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) pulchriventer alius Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus pulchriventer alius Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) sinensis Crow, 1950
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) watteni Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Ochlerotatus elsiae vicarious Lien, 1968
Ochlerotatus fengi Edwards, 1935
Ochlerotatus formosensis Yamada, 1921
Ochlerotatus stimulans Walker, 1848Woodland mosquito
Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Orthopodomyia lanyuensis Lien, 1968
Orthopodomyia lemmonae (Thurman, 1959)⇒ Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Orthopodomyia maculata (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Orthopodomyia maculipes (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Orthopodomyia manganus (Baisas, 1946)⇒ Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Orthopodomyia nigritarsis (Leicester, 1908)⇒ Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Orthopodomyia nipponica (LaCasse & Ya..., 1948)⇒ Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia alcasidi Huang, 1972
Stegomyia annandalei (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Aedes annandalei Theobald, 1910
Stegomyia desmotes (Giles, 1904)⇒ Aedes desmotes Giles, 1904
Stegomyia patriciae Mattingly, 1954
Stegomyia pseudalbopicta Borel, 1928
Tanakaius togoi Theobald, 1907
Topomyia (Suaymyia) yanbarensis Miyagi, 1976
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) aurifluus Edwards, 1921
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) manicates Edwards, 1921
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Toxorhynchites manicatus Edwards, 1921
Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) aranoides Theobald, 1901
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) bambusa Yamada, 1917
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) cheni Lien, 1968
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) bimaculata (Leicester, 1908)⇒ Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) lui Lien, 1968
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) maxima Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) nii (Lien, 1968)⇒ Uranotaenia hebes Barraud, 1931
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) nivipleura Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) novobscura Barraud, 1934
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) spiculosa Peyton & Rat..., 1970
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) yaeyamana Tanaka, Mizu..., 1975
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) macfarlanei Edwards, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaensis) annandalei Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia (Uranotaensis) hebes Barraud, 1931
Uranotaenia (Uranotaensis) macferlanei Edwards, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaensis) sombooni Peyton & Klein, 1970
Uranotaenia maculipleura Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
21
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
23
195
Genera
Species

Taxom



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