List of mosquito genera
There are 112 genera of mosquitoes, containing approximately 3,500 species.[1]
Human
Since breeding and biting habit differ considerably between species, species identification is important for control programmes.
Subfamily Anophelinae
- Subgenus Anopheles Meigen, 1818
- Subgenus Baimaia Harbach, Rattanarithikul and Harrison, 2005
- Subgenus CelliaTheobald, 1905
- Subgenus Kerteszia Theobald, 1905
- Subgenus Lophopodomyia Antunes, 1937
- Subgenus Nyssorhynchus Blanchard, 1902
- Section Albimanus
- Section Argyritarsis
- Section Myzorhynchella
- Subgenus Stethomyia Theobald, 1902
- Genus Bironella Theobald, 1905
- Subgenus Bironella Theobald, 1905
- Subgenus Brugella Edwards, 1930
- Subgenus Neobironella Tenorio, 1977
- Genus Chagasia Cruz, 1906
Subfamily Culicinae
Tribe Aedeomyiini
- Genus Aedeomyia
- Subgenus Aedeomyia
- Subgenus Lepiothauma
Tribe Aedini
- Genus Abraedes
- Genus Aedes
- Genus Alanstonea
- Genus Albuginosus
- Genus Armigeres
- Subgenus Armigeres
- Subgenus Leicesteria
- Genus Ayurakitia
- Genus Aztecaedes
- Genus Belkinius
- Genus Borichinda
- Genus Bothaella
- Genus Bruceharrisonius
- Genus Christophersiomyia
- Genus Collessius
- Subgenus Alloeomyia
- Subgenus Collessius
- Genus Dahliana
- Genus Danielsia
- Genus Diceromyia
- Genus Dobrotworskyius
- Genus Downsiomyia
- Genus Edwardsaedes
- Genus Eretmapodites
- Genus Finlaya
- Genus Fredwardsius
- Genus Georgecraigius
- Subgenus Georgecraigius
- Subgenus Horsfallius
- Genus Gilesius
- Genus Gymnometopa
- Genus Haemagogus[2]
- Subgenus Conopostegus
- Subgenus Haemagogus
- Genus Halaedes
- Genus Heizmannia
- Subgenus Heizmannia
- Subgenus Mattinglyia
- Genus Himalaius
- Genus Hopkinsius
- Subgenus Hopkinsius
- Subgenus Yamada
- Genus Howardina
- Genus Huaedes
- Genus Hulecoeteomyia
- Genus Indusius
- Genus Isoaedes
- Genus Jarnellius
- Subgenus Jarnellius
- Subgenus Lewnielsenius
- Genus Jihlienius
- Genus Kenknightia
- Genus Kompia
- Genus Leptosomatomyia
- Genus Lorrainea
- Genus Luius
- Genus Macleaya
- Subgenus Chaetocruiomyia
- Subgenus Macleaya
- Subgenus Mucidus
- Subgenus Lewnielsenius
- Genus Neomelaniconion
- Genus Ochlerotatus
- Subgenus Acartomyia
- Subgenus Buvirilia
- Subgenus Chrysoconops
- Subgenus Culicelsa
- Subgenus Empihals
- Subgenus Geoskusea
- Subgenus Gilesia
- Subgenus Levua
- Subgenus Ochlerotatus
- Subgenus Pholeomyia
- Subgenus Protoculex
- Subgenus Pseudoskusea
- Subgenus Rhinoskusea
- Subgenus Rusticoidus
- Subgenus Sallumia
- Genus Opifex
- Subgenus Nothoskusea
- Subgenus Opifex
- Genus Paraedes
- Genus Patmarksia
- Genus Phagomyia
- Genus Pseudarmigeres
- Genus Psorophora
- Subgenus Grabhamia
- Subgenus Janthinosoma
- Subgenus Psorophora
- Genus Rampamyia
- Genus Scutomyia
- Genus Skusea
- Genus Stegomyia
- Genus Tanakaius
- Genus Tewarius
- Genus Udaya
- Genus Vansomerenis
- Genus Verrallina
- Subgenus Harbachius
- Subgenus Neomacleaya
- Subgenus Verrallina
- Genus Zavortinkius
- Genus Zeugnomyia
Tribe Culicini
- Genus Culex
- Subgenus Acalleomyia
- Subgenus Acallyntrum
- Subgenus Aedinus
- Subgenus Afroculex
- Subgenus Allimanta
- Subgenus Anoedioporpa
- Subgenus Barraudius
- Subgenus Belkinomyia
- Subgenus Carrollia
- Subgenus Culex
- Subgenus Culiciomyia
- Subgenus Eumelanomyia
- Subgenus Kitzmilleria
- Subgenus Lasiosiphon
- Subgenus Lophoceraomyia
- Subgenus Maillotia
- Subgenus Melanoconion
- Subgenus Micraedes
- Subgenus Microculex
- Subgenus Neoculex
- Subgenus Nicaromyia
- Subgenus Oculeomyia
- Subgenus Phenacomyia
- Subgenus Phytotelmatomyia
- Subgenus Sirivanakarnius
- Subgenus Tinolestes
- Genus Deinocerites
- Genus Galindomyia
- Genus Lutzia
- Subgenus Insulalutzia
- Subgenus Lutzia
- Subgenus Metalutzia
Culisetini
- Genus Culiseta
- Subgenus Allotheobaldia
- Subgenus Austrotheobaldia
- Subgenus Climacura
- Subgenus Culicella
- Subgenus Culiseta
- Subgenus Neotheobaldia
- Subgenus Theomyia
Tribe Ficalbiini
- Subgenus Etorleptiomyia
- Subgenus Ingramia
- Subgenus Mimomyia
Tribe Hodgesiini
- Genus Hodgesia
Tribe Mansoniini
- Genus Coquillettidia
- Subgenus Austromansonia
- Subgenus Coquillettidia
- Subgenus Rhynchotaenia
- Genus Mansonia
- Subgenus Coquillettidia
- Subgenus Mansonioides
Tribe Orthopodomyiini
- Genus Orthopodomyia
Tribe Sabethini
- Genus Isostomyia
- Genus Johnbelkinia
- Genus Kimia
- Genus Limatus
- Genus Malaya
- Genus Maorigoeldia
- Genus Onirion
- Genus Runchomyia
- Subgenus Ctenogoeldia
- Subgenus Runchomyia
- Genus Sabethes
- Subgenus Davismyia
- Subgenus Peytonulus
- Subgenus Sabethes
- Subgenus Sabethinus
- Subgenus Sabethoides
- Genus Shannoniana
- Genus Topomyia
- Genus Trichoprosopon
- Genus Tripteroides
- Subgenus Polylepidomyia
- Subgenus Rachionotomyia
- Subgenus Rachisoura
- Subgenus Tricholeptomyia
- Subgenus Tripteroides
- Genus Wyeomyia
- Subgenus Antunesmyia
- Subgenus Caenomyiella
- Subgenus Cruzmyia
- Subgenus Decamyia
- Subgenus Dendromyia
- Subgenus Dodecamyia
- Subgenus Exallomyia
- Subgenus Hystatamyia
- Subgenus Menolepis
- Subgenus Nunezia
- Subgenus Phoniomyia
- Subgenus Prosopolepis
- Subgenus Spilonympha
- Subgenus Wyeomyia
- Subgenus Zinzala
Tribe Toxorhynchitini
- Genus Toxorhynchites
- Subgenus Afrorhynchus
- Subgenus Ankylorhynchus
- Subgenus Lynchiella
- Subgenus Toxorhynchites
Tribe Uranotaeniini
- Genus Uranotaenia
- Subgenus Pseudoficalbia
- Subgenus Uranotaenia
References
- ^ a b Elbers ARW, Koenraadt CJM, and Meiswinkel R (2015) Mosquitoes and Culicoides biting midges: vector range and the influence of climate change. Rev Sci Tech 34: 123–137
- ^ Williston, Samuel Wendell (1896). "On the Diptera of St. Vincent (West Indies)". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1896: 253–446, pls. 8–14. Retrieved 3 June 2018.