Culicidae - The Mosquitoes

This information is drawn from literary sources, including Cassani and Newson (1980), which comprehensively surveyed records in collections and literature up to 1980, and Wilmot et al. 1987, 1992 and Wood et al. 1979. Taxonomy and distribution information has been recently updated by Darsie and Ward (2005).

Aedes Meigen, 1818 [Note: Reinert (2000) raised the subgenus of Ochlerotatus to genus, although many researchers as well as disease and pest control agencies still follow previous nomenclature in recognizing Ochlerotatus as a subgenus of Aedes, and keeping the subgenera Finlaya and Protomacleaya (which Reinert moved as subgenera of Ochlerotatus) as subgenera of Aedes.]

Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), 1894 Culex - Moore 1999
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes fuscus Osten Sacken, 1877
   • Culex pallidohirta Grossbeck, 1905
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen), 1830 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex sylvestris Theobald, 1901
   • Culex montcalmi Blanchard, 1905
   • Aedes euochrus Howard, Dyar and Knab, 1917

Anopheles Meigen, 1818

Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903 - Cassani and Newson 1980
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828 - Cassani and Newson 1980
Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas, 1943 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Anopheles maculipennis Hearle, 1927
   • Anopheles maculipennis occidentalis (in part) Aitken, 1945
Anopheles (Anopheles) perplexens Ludlow, 1907 - Wilmot et al. 1987
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis (Say), 1823 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex hyemalis Fitch, 1847
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Anopheles annulimanus Wulp, 1867
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901 - Cassani and Newson 1980

Coquillettidia Dyar, 1905

Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker), 1856 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex testaceus van der Wulp, 1867
   • Culex ochropus Dyar and Knab, 1907

Culex Linnaeus, 1758

Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus (Dyar and Knab), 1906 Mochlostyrax - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex egberti Dyar and Knab, 1907
   • Culex peribleptus Dyar and Knab, 1918
   • Culex pose Dyar and Knab, 1918
   • Culex degustator Dyar, 1921
   • Culex homoepas Dyar and Ludlow, 1921
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex consobrinus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex brahmei Knab, 1916
   • Culex territans authors, not Walker
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904 - Cassani and Newson 1980
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex willistoni Giles, 1900
   • Culex kelloggii Theobald, 1903
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex saxatilis Grossbeck, 1905
   • Culex frickii Ludlow, 1906
   • Culex apicalis authors before 1948, not Adams

Culiseta Felt, 1904

Culiseta (Culiseta) alaskaensis (Ludlow), 1908 Theobaldia - ON (northern boreal, expect in Isle Royale)
   • Theobaldia arctica Edwards, 1920
   • Culiseta siberiensis Ludlow, 1919
Culiseta (Culiseta) impatiens (Walker), 1848 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culiseta pinguis Walker in Lord, 1866
   • Culiseta absobrinus Felt, 1904
Culiseta (Culiseta) incidens (Thompson), 1869 Culex - (questionable Michigan record, per Cassani and Newson 1980)
Culiseta (Culiseta) inornata (Williston), 1893 Culex - Wilmot et al. 1992
Culiseta (Climacura) melanura (Coquillett), 1902 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
Culiseta (Culicella) minnesotae Barr, 1957 - Cassani and Newson 1980
Culiseta (Culicella) morsitans (Coquillett), Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex dyari Coquillett, 1902
   • Culex brittoni Felt, 1905

Ochlerotatus Lunch Arribalzaga , 1891 [Note: Elevated to genus by Reinert 2000. This has yet to be universally accepted, and some researchers as well as disease and pest control agencies still follow the recognition of Ochlerotatus as a subgenus of Aedes.]

Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) aboriginis (Dyar), 1917 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) abserratus (Felt and Young), 1904 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes centrotus Howard, Dyar, and Knab, 1917
   • Aedes dysanor Dyar, 1917
   • Aedes implacabilis, authors before 1954, not Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) atropalpus (Coquillett), 1902 Culex - Wilmot et al. 1992
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) aurifer (Coquillett), 1903 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) campestris (Dyar and Knab), 1907 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes callithotrys Dyar, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) canadensis (Theobald), 1901 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex nivitarsis Coquillett, 1904
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) communis (DeGeer), Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex lazarensis Felt and Young, 1904
   • Culex borealis Ludlow, 1911
   • Aedes tahoensis Dyar, 1916
   • Aedes altiusculus Dyar, 1917
   • Aedes prolixus Dyar, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) decticus (Howard, Dyar and Knab), 1917 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes pseudodiantaeus Smith, 1952
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus (Howard, Dyar and Knab), 1913 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis (Meigen), 1830 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex curriei Coquillett, 1901
   • Culex onondagensis Felt, 1904
   • Culex lativittatus Coquillett, 1906
   • Aedes quaylei Dyar and Knab, 1906
   • Aedes mediolineata Ludlow, 1907
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) euedes (Howard, Dyar and Knab), 1913 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes barri Rueger, 1958
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) excrucians (Walker), 1856 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex abfitchii Felt, 1904
   • Culex siphonalis Grossbeck, 1904
   • Aedes sansoni Dyar and Knab, 1909
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) fitchii (Felt and Young), 1904 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes palustris Dyar, 1916
   • Aedes mimesis Dyar, 1917
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Müller), 1764 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex fletcheri Coquillett, 1902
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) grossbecki (Dyar and Knab), 1906 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex sylvicola Grossbeck, 1906
Ochlerotatus (Protomacleaya) hendersoni Cockerell, 1918 - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes triseriatus, authors prior to 1960, not Say, 1823
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) impiger (Walker), 1848 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes nearcticus Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) implicatus (Vockeroth), 1954 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes impiger, of authors prior to 1954, not Walker, 1848
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) intrudens (Dyar), 1919 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919 - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) provocans (Walker), 1848 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex trichurus Dyar, 1904
   • Culex cinereoborealis Felt and Young, 1904
   • Aedes pagetonotum Dyar and Knab, 1909
   • Aedes poliochros Dyar, 1919
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) pullatus (Coquillett), 1904 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Aedes acrophilus Dyar, 1917
   • Aedes pearyi Dyar and Shannon, 1925
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby), 1837 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex implacabilis Walker, 1848
   • Culicelsa auroides Felt, 1905
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) riparius (Dyar and Knab), 1907 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans (Walker), 1856 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) spencerii (Theobald), 1901 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Grabhamia spencerii var. idahoensis Theobald, 1903
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen), 1838 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex hirsuteron Theobald, 1901
   • Culex pretans Grossbeck, 1904
   • Culex aestivalis Dyar, 1904
   • Aedes aldrichi Dyar and Knab, 1908
   • Aedes gonimus Dyar and Knab, 1908
   • Aedes vinnipegensis Dyar, 1919
   • Aedes lateralis, authors, not Meigen
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) stimulans (Walker), 1848 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex subcantans Felt, 1905
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) thibaulti (Dyar and Knab), 1910 Aedes - IL, OH, ON (associated with basal cavities in Nyssa sylvatica)
Ochlerotatus (Protomacleaya) triseriatus (Say), 1823 Culex - Wilmot et al. 1992
   • Finlaya nigra Ludlow, 1905
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) trivittatus (Coquillett), 1902 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
   • Culex inconspicuus Grossbeck, 1904

Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1904

Orthopodomyia alba Baker, 1936 - Cassani and Newson 1980, Wilmot et al. 1992
Orthopodomyia signifera (Coquillett), 1896 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980, Wilmot et al. 1992

Psorophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827

Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata (Fabricius), 1794 Culex - Cassani and Newson 1980
  • Culex molestus Wiedemann, 1820
  • Culex rubidus Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827
  • Culex boscii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827
  • Culex conterrens Walker, 1856
  • Psorophora ctites Dyar, 1918
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae (Dyar and Knab), 1906 Janthinosoma - expect in southernmost tier of Michigan counties [note: previously referred to Psorophora confinnis]
  • Janthinosoma texanum Dyar and Knab, 1906
  • Janthinosoma floridense Dyar and Knab, 1906
  • Janthinosoma toltecum Dyar and Knab, 1906
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox (Humbolt), 1819 - Cassani and Newson 1980
  • Culex musicus Say, 1829
  • Janthinosoma sayi Dyar and Knab, 1906, and Theobald, 1907 [new name for J. musicus]
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) horrida (Dyar and Knab), 1908 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) mathesoni Belkin and Heinemann, 1975 - Cassani and Newson 1980
  • Conchyliastes varipes Coquillet, 1904

Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901

Toxorhynchites rutilus (Coquillett), 1896 Megarhinus - ON (expect in se. Michigan)
  • Megarhinus septentrionalis Dyar and Knab, 1906
  • Megarhinus herrickii Theobald, 1906

Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891

Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) sapphirina (Osten Sacken), 1868 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980
  • Uranotaenia coquilletti Dyar and Knab, 1906

Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901

Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) smithii (Coquillett), 1901 Aedes - Cassani and Newson 1980

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