Culiseta

Translingual

Culiseta impatiens

Etymology

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Proper noun

Culiseta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain cold-adapted mosquito species.

Hypernyms

• (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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Culiseta (Allotheobaldia), Culiseta (Austrotheobaldia), Culiseta (Climacura), Culiseta (Culicella), Culiseta (Culiseta), Culiseta (Neotheobaldia), Culiseta (Theomyia) - subgenera
  • C. (Culiseta) impatiens - type species; C. (Climacura) melanura; C. (Culicella) morsitans, C. (Culicella) minnesotae; C. (Culiseta) annulata, C. (Culiseta) incidens, C. (Culiseta) inornata - selected other species; for additional species see Culiseta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

• Culiseta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Culiseta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Culiseta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons