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Culex (Culex) Linnaeus 1758

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran; Department of Medical Parasitology, Mycology and Entomology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
  • 2. Department of Science, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK

Description

Subgenus Culex Linnaeus, 1758

48— Cx. (Cux.) antennatus (Becker, 1903)

49— Cx. (Cux.) laticinctus Edwards, 1913

50— Cx. (Cux.) mimeticus Noè, 1899

51— Cx. (Cux.) perexiguus Theobald, 1903

52— Cx. (Cux.) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 (see Note 18)

53— Cx. (Cux.) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957

54— Cx. (Cux.) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823

55— Cx. (Cux.) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925

56— Cx. (Cux.) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828

57— Cx. (Cux.) theileri Theobald, 1903 (see Note 19)

58— Cx. (Cux.) torrentium Martini, 1925

59— Cx. (Cux.) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901a

Notes

Published as part of Azari-Hamidian, Shahyad & Harbach, Ralph E., 2025, Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) known to occur in Iran, with updated keys to the genera, subgenera and species of Aedes, pp. 102-120 in Zootaxa 5636 (1) on pages 105-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/15437192

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87B7FFA3FF91C8D0F85CBAC9FD80

Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.4 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/15437192 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFD4FFCFFFA0FF95C847FFC3B81CFF99 (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/544DA741-59AB-454D-A4FD-BCD771692634 (URL)
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https://www.gbif.org/species/262319773 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/310016/taxon/03ED87B7FFA3FF91C8D0F85CBAC9FD80.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Culicidae
Genus
Culex
Taxon rank
subGenus
Taxonomic concept label
Culex (Culex) Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Azari-Hamidian & Harbach, 2025

References

  • Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus 1, Editio Decima. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542
  • Becker, T. (1903) Agyptische Dipteren. Mitteilungen ans dem zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 2, 67-195, 4 pls.
  • Edwards, F. W. (1913) Tipulidae and Culicidae from the Lake of Tiberias and Damascus. Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 9, 47-51.
  • Noe, G. (1899) Contribuzione allo studio dei Culicidi. Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 31, 235-262.
  • Theobald, F. V. (1903) A monograph of the Culicidae or mosquitoes. Vol. 3. British Museum (Natural History), London, xvii + 1 (errata), 359 pp., foldout table, 17 pls. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58067
  • Colless, D. H. (1957) Notes on the culicine mosquitoes of Singapore. II. The Culex vishnui group (Diptera, Culicidae), with descriptions of two new species. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 51 (1), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1957.11685798
  • Say, T. (1823) Descriptions of dipterous insects of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 3 (1), 9-54.
  • Kirkpatrick, T. W. (1925) Preliminary notes on the determination of Egyptian mosquitos [sic], with descriptions of three species new to science. Bulletin de la Societe entomologique d'Egypte, 8, 362-391. [for 1924]
  • Wiedemann, C. R. W. (1828) Aussereuropaische zweiflugelige Insekten: als Fortsetzung des Meigenschen Werkes. Vol. 1. in der Schulzischen Buchhandlung, Hamm, xxxii + 608 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14603
  • Martini, E. (1925) Zwei bemerkenswerte Culiciden von einem eigenartigen Biotop. Internationale Revue der gesamte Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie, 12 (5 / 6), 333-337. https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19250120503
  • Giles, G. M. (1901 a) A plea for the collective investigation of Indian Culicidae, with suggestions as to moot points for enquiry, and a prodromus of species known to the author. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 13 (4), 592-610, 2 pls.