Culiseta
Description | Culiseta is a genus of mosquitoes. Most Culiseta species are cold-adapted, and only occur in warmer climates during the colder parts of the year or at higher elevations where temperatures are lower. Species found in Southern California are larger than most mosquitoes species, specifically Cs. inornata, Cs. particeps, and Cs. incidens. These species are found throughout the year in Southern California and feed on several vertebrate species, such as birds, livestock, rodents, reptiles, and humans. The larvae of most species are found bogs, marshes, ponds, streams, ditches, and rock pools, but an African species occurs in tree holes ("phytotelmata"), a common eastern Palaearctic species occurs in water wells and rock pools, and several Australian species occur under ground. Little is known about the blood-feeding habits of females. Most species feed on birds and mammals, but a few feed on reptiles. Several species attack domestic animals and occasionally humans, and some species are pollinators. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiseta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Culicidae : Culiseta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scientific Name | Culiseta Felt, 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Felt, Ephraim P. 1904. Mosquitoes or Culicidae of New York State. Bulletin / New York State Museum no.79: 241-400; pls. 1-57. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Szadziewski and W. Gika. 2011. A new fossil mosquito, with notes on the morphology and taxonomy of other species reported from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Culicidae). Polish Journal of Entomology 80:765-777 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiseta |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Culiseta alaskaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta amurensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta annulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta antipodea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta arenivaga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta atlantica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta atra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta atritarsalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta bergrothi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta drummondi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta flavirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta frenchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta fumipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta gedanica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culiseta glaphyroptera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta impatiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta incidens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta inconspicua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta indica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta kishenehn ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Culiseta lemniscata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Culiseta litorea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta littleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta longiareolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta marchettei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta megaloba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta melanura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta minnesotae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta morsitans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta nipponica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta niveitaeniata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta novaezealandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta ochroptera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta otwayensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta particeps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta silvestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta subochrea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta sylvanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta taiwanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta tonnoiri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta victoriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Culiseta weindorferi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Theobaldia Neveu-Lemaire, 1902 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Culicidae : Theobaldia |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1904 | Culiseta Felt |
2007 | Culiseta Solórzano Kraemer p. 52 |
2011 | Culiseta Szadziewski and Gi?ka p. 766 |
2012 | Culiseta Harbach and Greenwalt p. 25 |
2018 | Culiseta Pielowska et al. p. 242 |