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Checklist to the Australian species

Subfamily ANOPHELINAE

Anopheles Meigen.

Subgenus Anopheles Meigen.

Anopheles atratipes Skuse. NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA.

Anopheles bancroftii Giles. Qld, NT, WA.

Anopheles colledgei Marks. Qld.

Anopheles corethroides Theobald. Qld.

Anopheles powelli Lee. NT, Qld.

Anopheles pseudobarbirostris Ludlow. Qld.

Anopheles pseudostigmaticus Dobrotworsky. Vic, NSW, Qld.

Anopheles stigmaticus Skuse. NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic.

Anopheles tasmaniensis Dobrotworsky. Tas, Vic.

 

Subgenus Cellia Theobald.

Anopheles amictus Edwards. Qld, NSW, NT, WA.

Anopheles annulipes Walker. widespread Australia, Lord Howe I.

Anopheles farauti Laveran. NT, Qld, WA.

Anopheles hilli Woodhill & Lee. NT, Qld, WA.

Anopheles meraukensis Venhuis. NT, Qld, WA.

Anopheles novaguinensis Venhuis. NT, Qld, WA.

Anopheles punctulatus D'nitz. NT.

 

Bironella Theobald.

Subgenus Bironella Theobald.

Bironella gracilis Theobald. "Australia."

Bironella simmondsi Tenorio. Qld.

 

Subfamily CULICINAE

 

Tribe AEDEOMYIINI

Aedeomyia Theobald.

Aedeomyia catasticta Knab. NT, Qld, WA.

Aedeomyia venustipes Skuse. NSW, Qld, Vic.

 

Tribe AEDINI

Aedes Meigen.

Subgenus Aedimorphus Theobald.

Aedes alboscutellatus Theobald. NT, Qld.

Aedes nocturnus Theobald. Australia.

 

Subgenus Chaetocruiomyia Theobald.

Aedes calabyi Marks. WA, SA.

Aedes elchoensis Taylor. NT, Qld.

Aedes humeralis Edwards. Qld.

Aedes macmillani Marks. NSW, Tas, Vic.

Aedes moloiensis Taylor. Qld.

Aedes spinosipes Edwards. Qld.

Aedes tulliae Taylor. Qld.

Aedes wattensis Taylor. Qld, NSW, NT, SA, Vic.

 

Subgenus Edwardsaedes Belkin.

Aedes imprimens Walker. Qld.

 

Subgenus Finlaya Theobald.

Aedes aculeatus Theobald. Qld, NSW.

Aedes alboannulatus Macquart. Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA.

Aedes alocasicola Marks. Qld, NSW.

Aedes auridorsum Edwards. Qld.

Aedes australiensis Theobald. Qld.

Aedes biocellatus Taylor. NSW, Qld.

Aedes britteni Marks & Hodgkin. WA, NT.

Aedes candidoscutellum Marks. Qld, ACT, NSW.

Aedes dobrotworskyi Marks. Vic.

Aedes gahnicola Marks. Qld, NSW.

Aedes iwi Marks. Qld.

Aedes josephinae Marks. Qld.

Aedes keefei King & Hoogstraal. Qld.

Aedes kochi D'nitz. NT, Qld.

Aedes lauriei Carter. Lord Howe I.

Aedes mackerrasi Taylor. Qld.

Aedes mallochi Taylor. Qld, NSW, NT, SA, Vic.

Aedes milsoni Taylor. NSW, Qld, Vic.

Aedes monocellatus Marks. Qld, NSW.

Aedes notoscriptus Skuse. widespread Australia.

Aedes occidentalis Skuse. WA, NT.

Aedes palmarum Edwards. Qld.

Aedes pecuniosus Edwards. NT, WA.

Aedes plagosus Marks. NSW.

Aedes purpureus Theobald. Qld.

Aedes quasirubithorax Theobald. Qld, NSW, NT.

Aedes quinquelineatus Edwards. Qld, NSW.

Aedes rubrithorax Macquart. widespread Australia excl. NT.

Aedes rupestris Dobrotworsky. Vic, ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas.

Aedes subauridorsum Marks. Qld, NSW, Vic.

Aedes subbasalis Dobrotworsky. ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic.

Aedes tubbutiensis Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Aedes vigilax Skuse. NT, SA, Vic, WA.

Aedes wasselli Marks. Qld.

 

Subgenus Halaedes Belkin.

Aedes ashworthi Edwards. WA.

Aedes australis Erichson. Tas, ACT, NSW, SA, Vic, Lord Howe I, Norfolk I.

 

Subgenus Leptosomatomyia Theobald.

Aedes aurimargo Edwards. Qld.

 

Subgenus Macleaya Theobald.

Aedes stoneorum Marks. Qld, NT, WA.

Aedes tremulus Theobald. Qld, NT, SA, Vic, WA.

 

Subgenus Mucidus Theobald.

Aedes alternans Westwood. NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA.

 

Subgenus Neomelaniconion Newstead.

Aedes lineatopennis Ludlow. NT, Qld, WA.

 

Subgenus Ochlerotatus Lynch Arrib'lzaga.

Aedes andersoni Edwards. Tas, NSW, Vic.

Aedes burpengaryensis Theobald. Qld, NSW.

Aedes cacozelus Marks. WA.

Aedes calcariae Marks. SA, Tas, Vic.

Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson. NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA.

Aedes clelandi Taylor. Tas, SA, Vic, WA.

Aedes continentalis Dobrotworsky. Vic, SA, Tas.

Aedes cunabulanus Edwards. Tas.

Aedes eidsvoldensis Mackerras. Qld, NSW, NT, SA, Vic, WA.

Aedes explorator Marks. NT.

Aedes flavifrons Skuse. NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic.

Aedes hesperonotius Marks. WA.

Aedes hodgkini Marks. WA.

Aedes imperfectus Dobrotworsky. Vic, Qld, NSW.

Aedes linesi Marks. SA.

Aedes luteifemur Edwards. Tas, SA, Vic.

Aedes macintoshi Marks. WA.

Aedes nigrithorax Macquart. Tas, NSW, SA, Vic.

Aedes nivalis Edwards. Vic, NSW, Qld, Tas.

Aedes normanensis Taylor. Qld, NT, WA.

Aedes perkinsi Marks. Qld, Vic.

Aedes phaecasiatus Marks. NT, Qld.

Aedes procax Skuse. NSW, Qld, Vic.

Aedes pseudonormanensis Marks. Qld, NSW, NT, WA.

Aedes purpureifemur Marks. WA.

Aedes purpuriventris Marks. Tas, SA, Vic.

Aedes ratcliffei Marks. WA.

Aedes sagax Skuse. NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA.

Aedes sapiens Marks. NSW, Qld, WA.

Aedes silvestris Dobrotworsky. Vic, ACT, NSW, SA, Tas.

Aedes spilotus Marks. Vic, SA.

Aedes stricklandi Edwards. WA, SA, Tas.

Aedes theobaldi Taylor. Qld, NSW, NT, SA, Vic.

Aedes turneri Marks. WA.

Aedes vittiger Skuse. NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic.

 

Subgenus Pseudoskusea Theobald.

Aedes bancroftianus Edwards. Qld, NSW, NT, SA, Vic, WA.

Aedes multiplex Theobald. Qld, NSW, Vic.

Aedes postspiraculosis Dobrotworsky. Vic, NSW, SA, Tas.

 

Subgenus Rhinoskusea Edwards.

Aedes longirostris Leicester. NT, Qld.

 

Subgenus Stegomyia Theobald.

Aedes aegypti Linnaeus. NSW, NT, Qld, WA; cosmopolitan between 10�C winter isotherms.

Aedes bancrofti Skuse. Qld.

Aedes albopictus Skuse. NT, Qld [immigrant].

Aedes katherinensis Woodhill. NT, Qld, WA.

Aedes scutellaris Walker. Qld.

 

Subgenus Verrallina Theobald.

Aedes carmenti Edwards. NT, Qld.

Aedes cunninghami Taylor. Qld.

Aedes funereus Theobald. Qld, NSW, NT.

Aedes leilae King & Hoogstraal. Qld.

Aedes lineatus Taylor. Qld.

Aedes multifolium King & Hoogstraal. Qld.

Aedes quadrifolium Brug. Qld.

Aedes quadrispinatus King & Hoogstraal. Qld.

Aedes reesi King & Hoogstraal. NT, Qld, WA.

Aedes similis Theobald. Qld.

 

Unplaced species of Aedes Meigen

Aedes daliensis Taylor. NT.

 

Tribe CULICINI

Culex Linnaeus.

Subgenus Culex Linnaeus.

Culex annulirostris Skuse. NSW, NT, Qld.

Culex australicus Dobrotworsky & Drummond. Vic, NSW.

Culex bitaeniorhynchus Giles. NT, Qld.

Culex crinicaudus Edwards. NT.

Culex edwardsi Barraud. Qld.

Culex globocoxitus Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Culex quinquefasciatus Say. widespread Australasia.

Culex sitiens Wiedemann. NSW, NT, Qld, WA.

Culex squamosus Taylor. Qld, NT, WA.

Culex starckeae Stone & Knight. Qld, NSW.

Culex vicinus Taylor. NT, WA, Qld.

Culex whitmorei Giles. Qld.

 

Subgenus Culiciomyia Theobald.

Culex pullus Theobald. Qld.

 

Subgenus Lophoceraomyia Theobald.

Culex fraudatrix Theobald. NT, Qld.

Culex hilli Edwards. NT.

 

Subgenus Lutzia Theobald.

Culex halifaxii Theobald. NSW, NT, Qld.

 

Subgenus Neoculex Dyar.

Culex chaetoventralis Theobald. Qld.

Culex douglasi Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Culex fergusoni Taylor. NSW.

Culex latus Dobrotworsky. WA.

Culex postspiraculosus Lee. NSW.

Culex pseudomelanoconius Theobald. Qld.

 

Unplaced species of Culex Linnaeus

Culex cairnsensis Taylor. Qld.

 

Tribe CULISETINI

Culiseta Felt.

Subgenus Climacura Howard, Dyar & Knab.

Culiseta antipodea Dobrotworsky. Vic.

 

Subgenus Culicella Felt.

Culiseta atra Lee. WA.

Culiseta drummondi Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Culiseta inconspicua Lee. NSW.

Culiseta otwayensis Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Culiseta sylvanensis Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Culiseta victoriensis Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Culiseta weindorferi Edwards. Tas.

 

Subgenus Neotheobaldia Dobrotworsky.

Culiseta frenchii Theobald. Vic.

ssp. Culiseta atritarsalis Dobrotworsky. Vic.

ssp. Culiseta frenchii s. str. Vic.

Culiseta hilli Edwards. Vic.

 

Unplaced species of Culiseta Felt

Culiseta arenivaga Marks. Qld.

 

Tribe FICALBIINI

Mimomyia Theobald.

Subgenus Etorleptiomyia Theobald.

Mimomyia elegans Taylor. Qld.

 

Subgenus Mimomyia Theobald.

Mimomyia chamberlaini Ludlow. Qld.

 

Tribe HODGESIINI

Hodgesia Theobald.

Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor. Qld.

 

Tribe MANSONIINI

Coquillettidia Dyar.

Subgenus Coquillettidia Dyar.

Coquillettidia aurata Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Coquillettidia linealis Skuse. NSW.

Coquillettidia variegata Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Coquillettidia xanthogaster Edwards. Qld, NT.

 

Mansonia Blanchard.

Subgenus Mansonioides Theobald.

Mansonia dives Schiner. Qld.

Mansonia septempunctata Theobald. Qld.

Mansonia uniformis Theobald. NSW, NT, Qld, Vic.

 

Tribe SABETHINI

Malaya Leicester.

Malaya genurostris Leicester. NT, Qld.

 

Tripteroides Giles.

Subgenus Polylepidomyia Theobald.

Tripteroides collessi Lee. Qld.

Tripteroides marksae Dobrotworsky. Vic.

Tripteroides punctolateralis Theobald. Qld.

Tripteroides tasmaniensis Strickland. Tas.

 

Subgenus Rachisoura Theobald.

Tripteroides brevirhynchus Brug. Qld.

Tripteroides filipes Walker. NT, Qld.

Tripteroides subobscurus Lee. Qld.

Tripteroides sylvestris Theobald. Qld.

 

Subgenus Tripteroides Giles.

Tripteroides atripes Skuse. NSW, Qld.

Tripteroides magnesianus Edwards. Qld.

Tripteroides quasiornatus Taylor. Qld.

 

Tribe URANOTAENIINI

Uranotaenia Lynch Arrib'lzaga.

 

Subgenus Pseudoficalbia Theobald.

Uranotaenia atra Theobald. Qld.

Uranotaenia diagonalis Brug. Qld.

Uranotaenia hirsutifemora Peters. Qld.

 

Subgenus Uranotaenia Lynch Arrib'lzaga.

Uranotaenia albescens Taylor. Qld, NT.

Uranotaenia albosternopleura Peters. Qld.

Uranotaenia amiensis Peters. Qld.

Uranotaenia antennalis Taylor. Qld.

Uranotaenia argyrotarsis Leicester. NT, Qld.

Uranotaenia lateralis Ludlow. NT, Qld.

Uranotaenia moresbyensis Peters. Qld.

Uranotaenia nivipes Theobald. Qld, NT.

Uranotaenia novaguinensis Peters. Qld.

Uranotaenia paralateralis Peters. Qld.

Uranotaenia pygmaea Theobald. Qld, NSW.

Uranotaenia tibialis Taylor. Qld.

 

 

Subfamily TOXORHYNCHITINAE

 

Toxorhynchites Theobald.

Toxorhynchites inornatus Walker. Qld.

Toxorhynchites speciosus Skuse. Qld, NSW, NT.