Micraedes was proposed as a distinct genus by Coquillett (1906), with bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906 as the type and only included species. Howard et al. (1915) synonymised Micraedes with Culex where it remained until Dyar (1918) elevated it to the subgeneric rank. Dyar (1928) synonymised bisculatus with Culex (Melanoconion) americanus (Neveu-Lemaire, 1902), thus Micraedes became a synonym of Melanoconion., where it remained until Edwards (1932) restored it to subgeneric rank. Lane (1953) synonymised it with subgenus Tinolestes and Stone et al. (1959) placed it in subgenus Aedinus Bourroul, 1904 along with Anoedioporpa Dyar, 1923 and Tinolestes Coquillett, 1906. Berlin (1969), following Foote (1954) and Belkin (1968), once again treated Micraedesas a distinct subgenus of Culex.
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Classifications
- Anopheles classification
- Aedini phylogenetic classification
- Aedini traditional classification
- Culex classification
- Subgenus Acalleomyia
- Subgenus Acallyntrum
- Subgenus Aedinus
- Subgenus Afroculex
- Subgenus Allimanta
- Subgenus Anoedioporpa
- Subgenus Barraudius
- Subgenus Belkinomyia
- Subgenus Carrollia
- Subgenus Culex
- Subgenus Culiciomyia
- Subgenus Eumelanomyia
- Subgenus Kitzmilleria
- Subgenus Lasioconops
- Subgenus Lasiosiphon
- Subgenus Lophoceraomyia
- Subgenus Maillotia
- Subgenus Melanoconion
- Subgenus Micraedes
- Subgenus Microculex
- Subgenus Neoculex
- Subgenus Nicaromyia
- Subgenus Oculeomyia
- Subgenus Phenacomyia
- Subgenus Phytotelmatomyia
- Subgenus Sirivanakarnius
- Subgenus Tinolestes