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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
316
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
7 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1916Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
10 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes increpitus Dyar, 1916Woodland mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albosternopleura Peters, 1963

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
6
9
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