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Checklist for Tribe Culicini Meigen, 1818
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
285
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
132
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
13
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
10
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
2
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 19 Species
Culex Linnaeus, 1927Typical Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
19 Species
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) chorleyi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) oresbius Harbach & Ra..., 1988
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Maillotia) avianus De Meillon, 1943
Culex (Maillotia) peringueyi Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex bwambanus Edwards, 1941
Culex draconis Ingram & Mei..., 1927
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