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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
266
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
266
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
238
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
198
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
25
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
8
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
7
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Torres Strait
6 Genera with 19 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
19 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Leptosomatomyia aurimargo Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes iwi (Marks, 1955)⇒ Phagomyia iwi Marks, 1955
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Torres Strait
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
1
2
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