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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
401
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
323
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
30
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
17
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
13
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
12
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
12
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
11 Genera with 27 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus10SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
27 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Leptosomatomyia aurimargo Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Lorrainea) dasyorrhus (King & Hoogs..., 1946)⇒ Lorrainea dasyorrhus King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
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
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908
Verrallina (Verrallina) carmenti Edwards, 1924
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
TribeAedeomyiini
Theobald, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSabethini
Blanchard, 1905
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxorhynchitini
Stone, 1948
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