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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
155
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
98
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
10
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
6
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
6 Genera with 59 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus28SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1901Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1909Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
59 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lamborni Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leesoni Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) ochraceus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Albuginosus) marshallii Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) amaltheus Meillon & La..., 1944
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) chaussieri Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) contiguus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) langata Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) poweri Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) schwetzi Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes luteostriatus Robinson, 1950
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes zethus Meillon & La..., 1944
Coquillettidia flavocincta Edwards, 1936
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) striatipes Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex jinjaensis Edwards, 1941
Culex pseudocinereus Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
1
28
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
19
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeFicalbiini
Belkin, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMansoniini
Belkin, 1962
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeToxorhynchitini
Stone, 1948
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeUranotaeniini
Lahille, 1904
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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