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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
98
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
69
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
8 Genera with 26 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1923Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1915Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1956Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1907Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Neomelaniconion Newstead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
26 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) furfurea Enderlein, 1923
Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) ochraceus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Mucidus) sudanensis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) metallicus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudonigeria Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) saimedres Huang, 1988
Aedes caballus Theobald, 1912
Aedes chelli Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) abyssinicus (Someren, 1945)⇒ Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

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

Taxom

TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCulisetini
Belkin, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFicalbiini
Belkin, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
1
1
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