Subfamily
Culicinae (Culicine mosquitoes)
Aedes sierrensis. Photo: (c) Sean McCann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
The Culicinae are the most extensive subfamily of mosquitoes (Culicidae) and have species in every continent except Antarctica, but are highly concentrated in tropical areas. Mosquitoes are best known as parasites to many vertebrate animals and vectors for disease. They are holometabolous insects, and most species lay their eggs in stagnant water, to benefit their aquatic larval stage.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Diptera (Flies)
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Suborder: Nematocera (Nematoceran flies)
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Infraorder: Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and midges)
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Superfamily: Culicoidea
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Family: Culicidae (Mosquitoes)
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Subfamily: Culicinae (Culicine mosquitoes)
- Genus: Culiseta (2)
- Tribe: Culicini (1)
- Tribe: Aedini (2)
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Subfamily: Culicinae (Culicine mosquitoes)
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Family: Culicidae (Mosquitoes)
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Superfamily: Culicoidea
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Infraorder: Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and midges)
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Suborder: Nematocera (Nematoceran flies)
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Order: Diptera (Flies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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