Species Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus (Theobald, 1905)
- Lepidotomyia alboscutellata Theobald, F.V. 1905. A catalogue of the Culicidae in the Hungarian National Museum with descriptions of new genera and species. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 3: 61-120 [80].
Type data:
Lectotype MNH ♀ adult, Simbang, Huon Gulf, (North-east) New Guinea.
Paralectotype(s) MNH ♀ adult.Subsequent designation references:
Belkin, J.N. 1962. The Mosquitoes of the South Pacific (Diptera, Culicidae). Berkeley & Los Angeles, USA : Univ. Calif. Press Vol. 1. [425].
Generic Combinations
- 'Aedes' ('Aedimorphus') 'alboscutellatus' sensu auctorum (Theobald, 1905). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2004. Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 142: 289-368 [355] (sensu auctorum) - Aedimorphus alboscutellatus (Theobald, 1905). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2009. Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157(4): 700-794 [796] - Aedes (Ecculex) alboscutellus (Theobald, 1905). —
Edwards, F.W. 1922. A synopsis of adult Oriental Culicine (including Megarhinine and Sabethine) mosquitoes. Part II. Indian Journal of Medical Research 10(2): 430-475 [467] - Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellus (Theobald, 1905). —
Evenhuis, N.L. & Gon, S.M. III 1989. 22. Family Culicidae. pp. 191-218 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [195]
Wilkerson, R.C., Linton, Y-M., Fonseca, D.M., Schultz, T.R., Price, D.C., & Strickman, D.A. 2015. Making mosquito taxonomy useful: a stable classification of tribe Aedini that balances utility with current knowledge of evolutionary relationships. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 10(7): e0133602 [appendix S1]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread Oriental Regions.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
- Marks, E.N. 1980. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. pp. 59-76 in Stevens, N.C. & Bailey, A. (eds). Contemporary Cape York Peninsula. The proceedings of a symposium held at the Kindler Lecture Theatre, Queensland Institute of Technology, 29 October, 1979. Brisbane : Royal Society of Queensland. [76]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult bites humans during the day and night, taken in light and carabao-baited traps; larva found in ground water such as transient pools, jungle pools, shallow pools at border of jungle, wheel ruts and deep holes.
General References
Evenhuis, N.L. & Gon, S.M. III 1989. 22. Family Culicidae. pp. 191-218 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [195] (common incorrect subsequent spelling as albiscutellatus, alboscutellaris, alboscutellatis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2016 | AEDINI | 07-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 21-Sep-2016 | 15-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Apr-2012 | 15-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |