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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Tennessee (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
127
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
48
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
9 Genera with 43 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus15SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1975Gang Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
43 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes hendersoni Cockerell, 1918
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes muroafeete Huang, 1997
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett, 1901
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Psorophora mathesoni Belkin, 1975
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Tennessee
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
8
38
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