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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea 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
 


List of families for Torres Strait
1 Family width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
7 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
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
23 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
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
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 Culicoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
7
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se