Culicinae

Translingual

Etymology

Culex +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Culicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Culicidae – largest subfamily of mosquito.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): 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

(subfamily): Aedeomyiini, Aedini, Culicini, Culisetini, Ficalbiini, Hodgesiini, Mansoniini, Orthopodomyiini, Sabethini, Toxorhynchitini, Uranotaeniini - tribes

References

Culicinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Culicinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Culicinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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