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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
112
1822
7450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
593
2675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
209
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
22
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
17
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
15
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
15 Genera with 108 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus35SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1818Typical Mosquito31SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1957Cool Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1907Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 179014SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1920Bromeliad Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedes) geminus Peus, 1970
Aedes (Aedimorphus) subdentatus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) flavopictus Yamada, 1921
Aedes albineus Seguy, 1923
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedes monticola Belkin & McD..., 1957Western treehole mosquito
Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Aedes provocans Walker, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) chorleyi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) surinamensis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) commevynensis Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) ensiformis Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) zeteki Dyar, 1918
Culex (Microculex) imitator Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Microculex) inimitabilis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Microculex) pleuristriatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Neoculex) europaeus da Cunha Ram..., 2003
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex nemorosus Meigen, 1818
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura Coquillett, 1902Black-tailed mosquito
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera Peus, 1935
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta minnesotae Barr, 1957
Deinocerites melanophylum Dyar & Knab, 1907
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites semisimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) argyromeris Dyar & Ludlow, 1921
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) ypsipola Dyar, 1922
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia bourrouli Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia medioalbipes Lutz, 1904
Wyeomyia roucouyana Bonne-Wepste..., 1920

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Benelux
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
7
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulisetini
Belkin, 1962
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrthopodomyiini
Belkin, Heinemann & Page, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeUranotaeniini
Lahille, 1904
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicinae at artfakta.se
Culicinae at dyntaxa.se
Culicinae at itis.gov
Culicinae at marinespecies.org