Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Systematic Position of Mosquito

Systematic Position of Mosquito


Phylum Arthropoda
Sub phylum Uniramia
Class Insecta
Order Diptera
Sub order Nematocera
Infra order Culicomorpha
Super family Culicoidae
Family Culicidae
Sub family 1 Anophelinae
Genus Anopheles
Sub genus 1 Anopheles Meign
Sub genus 2 Cellia Theobald
Sub family 2 Toxorhynchitinae
Genus Toxorhynchites
Sub family 3 Culicinae
Tribe Culicini
Genus 1 Mansonia Blanchard
Genus 2 Aedes Meign
Genus 3 Culex Linnaeus