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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
238
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
39
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
6
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
4
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
3 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1948Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1908Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
16 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) mascarensis MacGregor, 1924
Aedes (Stegomyia) vinsoni Mattingly, 1953
Aedes tonkingi Gebert, 1948
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Orthopodomyia arboricollis de Charmoy, 1908

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Mauritius
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrthopodomyiini
Belkin, Heinemann & Page, 1970
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