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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Transcaucasia (Caucasus)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4300
10677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
450
4300
10677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
4215
10488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3427
9035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
574
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
208
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
88
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transcaucasia
6 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transcaucasia
14 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) cretinus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) georgianus King, 1939Fresh flood-water mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) superpictus Grassi, 1899
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Transcaucasia
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
5
12
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