Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Culicidae
- Genus
- Culex
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyCulicidae
- subfamilyCulicinae
- tribeCulicini
- genusCulex Linnaeus, 1758
- subgenusCulex (Culex) Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCulex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Culex. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Culex (Oculeomyia) cornutus Edwards, 1922 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Anoedioporpa) corrigani Dyar & Knab, 1907 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cottlei Sirivanakarn, 1968 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Maillotia) coursi Doucet, 1949 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Neoculex) crassistylus Brug, 1934 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Culex) cuyanus Duret, 1968 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Culex) delys Howard, Dyar & Knab, 1915 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Culex) demeilloni Doucet, 1950 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Neoculex) derivator Dyar & Knab, 1906 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Lophoceraomyia) digoelensis Brug, 1932 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Culex (Culiciomyia) dispectus Bram, 1966 | CulicidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Linnaeus, [T.Y., Carl (1758) Systema naturae... Ed. 10, Vol. 1. 824 pp. L. Salvii, Holmiae [= Stockholm]. [1758.01.01].Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32BNW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.