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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
160
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
34
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
14
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
9 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1926Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1955Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1919Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1914Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
26 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) trukensis Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) aobae Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) hebrideus Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) pernotatus Farner & Bohart, 1944
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes daggyi Stone & Bohart, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) banksensis Maffi & Tenorio, 1977
Culex (Culex) pacificus Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Eumelanomyia) femineus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Eumelanomyia) fimbriforceps Edwards, 1935
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) buxtoni Edwards, 1926
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Tripteroides folicola Belkin, 1955
Tripteroides melanesiensis Belkin, 1955
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) tibialis Taylor, 1919
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
8
25
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