Full reference: J. W. Meigen. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, Erster Theil 1-332
Parent taxon: Culicoidea according to D. K. Yeates et al. 2007
See also Bode 1953, Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1921 and Hong 2002
Sister taxa: Chaoboridae, Corethrellidae, Dixidae
Subtaxa: Anophelinae Burmaculicinae Culicinae Neoculicites Paleoculicis
Type: Culex
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), France (1), French Polynesia (1), Tanzania (1)
• Blancan of United States (1: Texas)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3), Mexico (2)
• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (5)
• Eocene of Poland (1), the Russian Federation (4), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (8: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), Myanmar (3), United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 40 collections including 61 occurrences