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Checklist for Tribe Culicini Meigen, 1818
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
100
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
33
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
16
108
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
15
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 31 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
31 Species
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) ornatothoracis Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) perfidiosus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quasiguiarti Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) schwetzi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) calabarensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Kitzmilleria) moucheti Evans, 1923
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901


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