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Checklist for Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818 (Mosquito)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
167
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
93
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
6
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
4 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1866Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
23 Species
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Albuginosus) capensis Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Aedes barnardi Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Aedes breedensis Muspratt, 1953
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes harrisoni Muspratt, 1953
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) ardensis Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) listeri De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles costalis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Maillotia) peringueyi Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838

Subnodes of Culicidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyAnophelinae
Theobald, 1901
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
3
17
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