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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
126
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
33
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
23
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
20
67
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
20
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
17
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
17 Genera with 56 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1812Tiny Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1908Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1914Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Patmarksia Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1915Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1919Heaven Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
56 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes mackerrasi (Taylor, 1927)⇒ Patmarksia mackerrasi Taylor, 1927
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes rupestris (Dobrotworsky, 1959)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rupestris Dobrotworsky, 1959
Aedes spinosipes Edwards, 1922
Aedes tulliae Taylor, 1929
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cylindricus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) insequens Marks, 1989
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
Hodgesia quasisanguinae Olivier, 1812
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans Taylor, 1914
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) quasiornatus Taylor, 1915
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) obscura Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albosternopleura Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) amiensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis Ludlow, 1905Field pansy
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) paralateralis Peters, 1964
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) tibialis Taylor, 1919
Verrallina (Verrallina) carmenti Edwards, 1924
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) similis Theobald, 1910
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Cairns
TribeAedeomyiini
Theobald, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFicalbiini
Belkin, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHodgesiini
Belkin, 1962
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxorhynchitini
Stone, 1948
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeUranotaeniini
Lahille, 1904
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



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