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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
115
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nairobi
4 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1997Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1926Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1901
African Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
11 Species
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) deboeri Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) keniensis Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) njombiensis Huang, 1997
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Nairobi
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
2
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