AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
132
3537
26983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
1282
12881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
518
5188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
32
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
19
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
16
266
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
16 Genera with 266 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus96SpeciesTaxom
Aedimorphus Theobald, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1830Typical Mosquito77SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1919Cool Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1938Shoulder Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Halaedes Belkin, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1868Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 191958SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1872Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1861Heaven Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
266 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedes) esoensis Yamada, 1921
Aedes esoensis rossicus Dolbeskin, G..., 1930
Aedes (Aedes) geminus Peus, 1970
Aedes (Aedes) rossicus Dolbeskin, G..., 1930
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mediolineatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Ochlerotatus geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya josephinae Marks, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Halaedes ashworthi Edwards, 1921
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) bolensis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus annulipes Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) behningi Martini, 1926
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ochlerotatus cantans Meigen, 1818
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cyprius Ludlow, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller, 1764)⇒ Ochlerotatus flavescens Müller, 1764
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Ochlerotatus sticticus Meigen, 1838
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Aedes (Rusticoidus) rusticus Rossi, 1790
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) opok Corbet & Som..., 1962
Aedes abserratus Felt & Young, 1904Woodland floodwater mosquito
Aedes acrophilus (Dyar, 1917)⇒ Aedes pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Aedes aldrichi Dyar & Knab, 1908Northwestern flood-water mosquito
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes altiusculus Dyar, 1917
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Aedes bancroftianus (Edwards, 1921)⇒ Ochlerotatus bancroftianus Edwards, 1921
Aedes barri Rueger, 1958
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes calabyi Marks, 1963
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes clelandi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus clelandi Taylor, 1914
Aedes eidsvoldensis (Mackerras, 1927)⇒ Ochlerotatus eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927
Aedes euiris Dyar, 1922
Aedes euochrus Howard, Dyar..., 1917
Aedes fitchii Felt & Young, 1904Woodland mosquito
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes fuscus (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Aedes cinereus Meigen, 1818
Aedes gonimus Dyar & Knab, 1918
Aedes hoffeinsorum Szadziewski, 1998
Aedes keefei King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedes montcalmi Blanchard, 1905
Aedes nearcticus (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes impiger Walker, 1848
Aedes nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Aedes pallidohirtha Grossbeck, 1905
Aedes pearyi (Dyar & Shannon, 1925)⇒ Aedes pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Aedes prolixus Dyar, 1922
Aedes pseudonormanensis (Marks, 1949)⇒ Ochlerotatus pseudonormanensis Marks, 1949
Aedes quaylei (Dyar & Knab, 1906)⇒ Aedes dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes sansoni (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Aedes stigmaticus Edwards, 1922
Aedes subbasalis (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Aedes theobaldi (Taylor, 1914)⇒ Ochlerotatus theobaldi Taylor, 1914
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes triceriatus Say, 1823
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes vinnipegensis Dyar, 1919
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) juxtamansonia Chagas, 1907
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) consobrinus (Robineau-Des..., 1827)⇒ Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex pipiens molestus Forskål, 1775
Culex (Culex) pullatus (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Culex grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) sylvestris Leicester, 1908
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) batesi Rozeboom & Komp, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Neoculex) apicalis (Adams, 1903)⇒ Psorophora cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Neoculex) frickii (Ludlow, 1906)⇒ Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex (Neoculex) saxatilis (Grossbeck, 1905)⇒ Culex territans Walker, 1856
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Nomina) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1792
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex abfitchii (Felt, 1904)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Culex aestivalis Dyar, 1904
Culex annulatus (Schrank, 1776)⇒ Culiseta annulata Schrank, 1776
Culex annulipes (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Mansonia dives Schiner, 1868
Culex borealis Ludlow, 1911
Culex brittoni (Felt, 1905)⇒ Culiseta morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culex cantans Meigen, 1818
Culex caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Culex claviger (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Anopheles claviger Meigen, 1804
Culex communis De Geer, 1776
Culex curriei (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Aedes dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Culex detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Culex dorsalis (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Ochlerotatus dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Culex dyari (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Culiseta morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culex equinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Culex erikae R. Szadziewski, 1985
Culex excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Culex flavescens Müller, 1764
Culex fletcheri Coquillett, 1902
Culex fumipennis (Stephens, 1825)⇒ Culiseta fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culex geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Culex hirsuteron Theobald, 1901
Culex impiger (Walker, 1848)⇒ Aedes impiger Walker, 1848
Culex implacabilis Walker, 1848
Culex lativittatus (Coquillett, 1906)⇒ Aedes dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Culex lazarensis Felt & Young, 1904
Culex leucomelas (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Aedes leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Culex modesta Ficalbi, 1890
Culex montcalmi Blanchard, 1905
Culex morio Fabricius, 1775
Culex morsitans (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culiseta morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culex nigripes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Aedes nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Culex onodagensis Felt, 1904
Culex pallidohirta (Grossbeck, 1905)⇒ Aedes cinereus Meigen, 1818
Culex pretans Grossbeck, 1904
Culex pulicaris (Fabricius, 1780)⇒ Culicoides pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758
Culex punctor Kirby, 1837
Culex reptans (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758
Culex richiardii (Ficalbi, 1889)⇒ Coquillettidia richiardii Ficalbi, 1889
Culex rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Culex siphonalis (Grossbeck, 1904)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Culex sticticus Meigen, 1835
Culex vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culicella) fumipennis Stephens, 1825
Culiseta (Culicella) litorea Shute, 1928Pepper maggot
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera Peus, 1935
Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis Ludlow, 1906
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Culiseta (Culiseta) bergrothi Edwards, 1921
Culiseta (Culiseta) glaphyroptera Schiner, 1864
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Culiseta arctica Edwards, 1920
Culiseta auroides Felt, 1905
Culiseta brittoni Felt, 1905
Culiseta dyari Coquillett, 1902
Culiseta gedanica R. Szadziewski, 2011
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Culiseta sibiriensis Ludlow, 1919
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) mesodentatus Komp & Kumm, 1938
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonoides) dives Schiner, 1868
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) geniculatus Olivier, 1791
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) japonicus (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Aedes japonicus Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) annulipes Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) atropalpus (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Aedes atropalpus Coquillett, 1902
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) behningi Martini, 1926
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cantans Meigen, 1818
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis De Geer, 1776
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) cyprius Ludlow, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus (Howard, Dyar..., 1913)⇒ Aedes diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) euedes Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker, 1856)⇒ Aedes excrucians Walker, 1856
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens Müller, 1764
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) impiger Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar, 1919)⇒ Aedes intrudens Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas Meigen, 1804
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus Eckstein, 1918
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pullatus Coquillett, 1904
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctodes Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor Kirby, 1837
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus Meigen, 1838
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) rusticus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Aedes rusticus Rossi, 1790
Ochlerotatus (Rusticoidus) subdiversus Martini, 1926
Ochlerotatus abfitchii Felt, 1904
Ochlerotatus acrophilus Dyar, 1917
Ochlerotatus aestivalis Dyar, 1904
Ochlerotatus aldrichi Dyar & Knab, 1908
Ochlerotatus altiusculus Dyar, 1917
Ochlerotatus auroides Felt, 1905
Ochlerotatus barri Rueger, 1958
Ochlerotatus borealis Ludlow, 1911
Ochlerotatus curriei Coquillett, 1901
Ochlerotatus fletcheri Coquillett, 1902
Ochlerotatus gonimus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Ochlerotatus hirsuteron Theobald, 1901
Ochlerotatus implacabilis Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus lateralis
Ochlerotatus lativittatus Coquillett, 1906
Ochlerotatus lazarensis Felt & Young, 1904
Ochlerotatus mediolineata Ludlow, 1907
Ochlerotatus nearcticus Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus onodagensis Felt, 1904
Ochlerotatus pearyi Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Ochlerotatus pretans Grossbeck, 1904
Ochlerotatus prolixus Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus quaylei Dyar & Knab, 1906
Ochlerotatus sansoni Dyar & Knab, 1909
Ochlerotatus siphonalis Grossbeck, 1904
Ochlerotatus tahoensis Dyar, 1916
Ochlerotatus vinnipegensis Dyar, 1919
Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis Rondani, 1872
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Grabhamia) varinervis Edwards, 1922
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) varipes Coquillett, 1904
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Scandinavia
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
8
160
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
76
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCulisetini
Belkin, 1962
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrthopodomyiini
Belkin, Heinemann & Page, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeUranotaeniini
Lahille, 1904
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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