Culex

 

From Latin culex (“midge, gnat”); named by Linnaeus.

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain mosquitoes, including several that transmit important diseases.
2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Culicidae – certain mosquitoes (Culex (Culex)).

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Culicini - tribe

• (genus): Culex (Acalleomyia), Culex (Acallyntrum), Culex (Aedinus), Culex (Afroculex), Culex (Allimanta), Culex (Anoedioporpa), Culex (Barraudius), Culex (Belkinomyia), Culex (Carrollia), Culex (Culex), Culex (Culiciomyia), Culex (Eumelanomyia), Culex (Kitzmilleria), Culex (Lasiosiphon), Culex (Lophoceraomyia), Culex (Maillotia), Culex (Melanoconion), Culex (Micraedes), Culex (Microculex), Culex (Neoculex), Culex (Oculeomyia), Culex (Phenacomyia), Culex (Phytotelmatomyia), Culex (Sirivanakarnius), Culex (Thaiomyia), Culex (Tinolestes) - subgenera
  • See   List of Culex species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (Listed by subgenus.)
• (subgenus): C. (Culex) acharistus, C. (Culex) brumpti, C. (Culex) laticinctus, C. (Culex) mimeticus, C. (Culex) perexiguus, C. (Culex) pinaresis, C. (Culex) pipiens, C. (Culex) theileri, C. (Culex) torrentium, C. (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus (species)

• Afroculex
• Culiciomyia
• Culicoides
• Culiselsa
• Culiseta
• Microculex
• Neoculex

• (genus):
  •   Culex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  •   Culex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  •   Culex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Culex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Culex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
  • Culex at Paleobiology Database
• (subgenus):
  •   Culex (Culex) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Culex at National Center for Biotechnology Information