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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
11
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
10
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
9
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Louisiana
9 Genera with 36 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1908Gang Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
36 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes atlanticus Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes flavifrons (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavifrons Skuse, 1889
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tormentor Dyar & Knab, 1906Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) peccator Dyar & Knab, 1909
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Psorophora horrida (Dyar & Knab, 1908)⇒ Psorophora horridus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites septentrionalis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Louisiana
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeToxorhynchitini
Stone, 1948
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeUranotaeniini
Lahille, 1904
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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