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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
460
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
76
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
27
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
7 Genera with 22 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1872Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1907Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1890Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
22 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi Seguy, 1921
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes pulcritarsis Rondani, 1872
Anopheles (Anopheles) labranchiae Falleroni, 1926
Anopheles (Anopheles) marteri Senevet & Pr..., 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) impudicus Ficalbi, 1890
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
6
19
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