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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
140
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
60
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
18
101
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
18
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
16
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
16 Genera with 90 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1955Ochlerotatus20SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1907Crabhole Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1913Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1975Bromeliad Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
90 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) albocephalus Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) seychellensis Theobald, 1912
Aedes (Coetzeemyia) fryeri Theobald, 1912
Aedes (Skusea) lambrechti Someren, 1971
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes fulvus Wiedemann, 1828
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes hastatus Dyar, 1922
Aedes hortator Marks, 1907
Aedes insolitus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes oligopistus Dyar, 1918
Aedes septemstriatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes terrens Walker, 1856
Aedes thorntoni Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes vansomerenae Mattingly, 1955
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) arribalzagae Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Culex (Aedinus) amazonensis Lutz, 1905
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Anoedioporpa) corrigani Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Carrollia) secundus Bonne-Wepste..., 1920
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) scottii Theobald, 1912
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Eumelanomyia) stellatus Van Someren, 1947
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) conspirator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) epanatasis Dyar, 1922
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) vomerifer Komp, 1932
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Tinolestes) latisquama Coquillett, 1906
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Deinocerites epitedeus Knab, 1907
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) iridicolor Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) lucifer Howard, Dyar..., 1913
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Mansonia leberi Boreham, 1970
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Psorophora) lineata Von Humboldt, 1819
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Sabethes (Sabethes) cyaneus Fabricius, 1805
Sabethes (Sabethes) tarsopus Dyar & Knab, 1908
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Toxorhynchites superbus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) hystera Loew, 1869
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) leucoptera Theobald, 1907
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Uranotaenia browni Loew, 1869
Uranotaenia nataliae Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Uranotaenia nepenthes Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia pandani Theobald, 1912
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) pseudopecten Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Decamyia) ulocoma Theobald, 1903
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) melanopus Dyar, 1919
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) simmsi Dyar & Knab, 1908
Wyeomyia chalcocephala Adisoemarto ..., 1975

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

Taxom

TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrthopodomyiini
Belkin, Heinemann & Page, 1970
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxorhynchitini
Stone, 1948
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeUranotaeniini
Lahille, 1904
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



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